Heightened Scrutiny follows Chase through the full arc of an epic legal fight: LW v. Skrmetti, a 2023 challenge to Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. With a Supreme Court decision looming in June 2025, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Chase, the first out trans person ever to argue before the Court, is not only fighting for trans youth but also for the future of bodily autonomy—from contraception to abortion to reproductive healthcare. Along the way, the film features appearances from Jeani Cobb, Lydia Polgreen, Gina Chua, Laverne Cox, Elliot Page, Peppermint, Phillip Picardi, and Annette Bening, who lend their voices to this historic struggle.

As attacks escalate nationwide, the film offers a sharp, unflinching look at the backlash machine and the media’s complicity in enabling the far right’s agenda. At once deeply personal and politically explosive, Heightened Scrutiny traces the battle for trans rights all the way to the steps of the Supreme Court—where the outcome could reshape American democracy itself.