Fearless civil rights lawyer, Chase Strangio, 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.

While following Chase Strangio to the steps of the Supreme Court, Heightened Scrutiny weaves insights from journalistic luminaries like Lydia Polgreen, Gina Chua, and Jelani Cobb, showing how mainstream media has impacted anti-transgender legislation.

Heightened Scrutiny is currently screening for students of Journalism, Law, Poli-Sci, History, and Film Production and media studies followed by Q&As