Smith v. Fields
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on March 26, 2012.
Docket No.11-561
Op. Below7th Cir.
Issue
(1) Whether the Seventh Circuit erred by upholding an injunction against a state law prohibiting the use of public funds to finance sexual reassignment surgery for inmates; and (2) whether the Eighth Amendment requires state prisons to treat gender identity disorder with hormone therapy to make an inmate look more like the opposite gender.
Recommended Citation: Smith v. Fields, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/smith-v-fields/