The courts conservative justices who hold a controlling majority seemed unconvinced.

Outside of the court, protesters and supporters of the law held dueling rallies.

Thats what were fighting for, and we will not stop until we achieve it, he said.

The Supreme Court in Washington, DC, United States, on December 4, 2024, hears the Williams family, while outside the Supreme Court, protesters form both in support of and against gender-affirming medical treatments. (Photo by Andrew Thomas/NurPhoto via AP)

The Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4, 2024.Andrew Thomas/NurPhoto/AP

The billwas targetedat incoming Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.

), who this November became the first openly transgender person to be elected to the House of Representatives.

We are collectively a refutation of everything they say about us, he said.