2 days ago · "Heightened Scrutiny" directed by Sam Feder, fearlessly chronicles civil rights lawyer, Chase Strangio, who battles at the Supreme Court for transgender adolescents' access to life-saving healthcare, confronting not only the legal system but also a media landscape that distorts public perception and threatens the fight for trans rights.

New documentary premiering at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Amid the surge in anti-trans legislation that Chase Strangio battles in the courtroom, he must also fight against media bias, exposing how the narratives in the press influence public …

1 day ago · The 85-minute film focuses, in part, on efforts to fight the bans in the US courts. Feder follows Chase Strangio, a lawyer for the ACLU, as he prepares for oral arguments for US v Skrmetti, becoming the first openly trans attorney to argue before the supreme court. Strangio represents three trans youths and their parents in Tennessee, who argue that the state’s ban on accessing gender ...

Chase Strangio of 'Heightened Scrutiny' is photographed for Los Angeles Times at the Sundance Film Festival presented by Chase Sapphire on January 27, 2025 in Park City, Utah.

Dec 1, 2024 · Strangio, an attorney for the ACLU, is set to make history Wednesday as the first known transgender person to argue before the US Supreme Court. And he’ll do it as part of the most high-profile...

Mar 20, 2024 · Speaker A: The Park City audience gave the film multiple standing ovations, but little attention was paid to efforts to criminalize the presence of trans people in public spaces, including...

Nov 25, 2024 · Strangio was part of the legal teams that in 2019 successfully represented three employees fired because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, leading to a landmark decision barring...

Dec 2, 2024 · Chase Strangio is Co-Director of the ACLU’s LGBT & HIV Project as well as a nationally recognized expert on transgender rights. Chase’s work includes impact litigation, as well as legislative and administrative advocacy, on behalf of LGBTQ people and people living with HIV across the United States.

Aug 2, 2023 · Chase Strangio is on the front lines in state courts and legislatures across the country fighting—and winning—battles on behalf of trans people everywhere, and especially for trans young people and their families. Deputy director for transgender justice with the ACLU’s LGBT & HIV Project, Strangio has argued before the Supreme Court and helped win Chelsea Manning’s freedom. Their work ...

Feb 15, 2024 · But little attention was paid to efforts to criminalize the presence of trans people in public spaces — including their use of bathrooms and locker rooms — happening just 45 minutes away in Salt...