The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors in a blockbuster ruling that will bolster efforts by conservative state lawmakers to pass and preserve other divisive laws targeting transgender Americans.

Hofstra Law professor James Sample discusses the decision, which upheld a Tennessee law banning certain gender-affirming care treatment for minors.

The Supreme Court's decision affects bans in about half the states, many of which have enacted other restrictions on the lives of transgender people.