Supreme Court blocks Trump from suspending transgender medical care in federal prisons
The justices left in place a lower-court ruling for about 1,000 inmates after finding the Bureau of Prisons had not adequately weighed the evidence.
- On Wednesday, the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's emergency request to enforce a policy restricting medical care for transgender inmates in federal custody.
- Mandated by a January 2025 executive order, the policy required federal agencies to reject gender identity outside of an "immutable biological classification," though the Bureau of Prisons had provided hormone therapy since 1992.
- Earlier this year, Washington-based District Judge Royce Lamberth blocked the proposal, concluding the Bureau of Prisons provided no evidence that the previous plan was "ineffective or harmful."
- Dissenting from the order, Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito would have granted the request, marking a rare recent victory for transgender advocates at the 6-3 conservative majority court.
- In other cases, the Supreme Court has previously allowed the administration to implement bans on transgender military service while upholding state restrictions on transgender athletes and youth treatments.
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Supreme Court Keeps Freeze on Limits for Transgender Inmate Care
Had the court ruled in the administration’s favor, many of the roughly 2,000 federal inmates who identify as transgender could have lost access to a range of treatments that have long been available to them. (Alex Brandon/AP)The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s attempt to halt gender-affirming care for inmates in federal prison while a legal challenge plays out.The court’s unsigned, two-sentence order maintains a lowe…
Supreme Court declines to let Trump end transgender surgeries for prison inmates
The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a loss on its emergency docket on Wednesday, declining to lift a lower court’s block on a new regulation for federal prisons that would stop providing inmates with transgender surgeries and procedures. The high court ruled 7-2 against granting the Department of Justice’s emergency petition to allow the […]
Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s "Dangerous" Push to Cut Off Medical Care for Transgender Prisoners
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to restrict gender-affirming care for transgender people in federal prisons, preserving access while a legal challenge continues.The policy would have ended surgeries, gradually withdrawn hormone treatment, and eliminated accommodations including wigs and makeup. Mental health services would remain available.Related: Trump begs Supreme Court to let feds withdraw medical …
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