Heightened Scrutiny (2025)
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 perception and the fight for transgender rights.
- Date of release
- 2025-01-27
- TMDB
- 4.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Sam Feder
Casting
- Chase Strangio — Self
- Jelani Cobb — Self
- Lydia Polgreen — Self
- Gina Chua — Self
- Laverne Cox — Self
- Peppermint — Self
- Elliot Page — Self
- Annette Bening — Self
Interesting facts
Heightened Scrutiny is a 2025 documentary film directed by Sam Feder. The film follows Chase Strangio, lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), as he becomes the first openly transgender person to argue before the US Supreme Court. Strangio represented the plaintiffs in the case United States v. Skrmetti, arguing that a Tennessee state law banning access to gender-affirming healthcare violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
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