US EditionJudge rules US government overreached with transgender health care declaration
Judge Kasubhai ruled Kennedy bypassed required federal procedures in issuing a declaration against gender-affirming care, granting preliminary relief to providers amid a lawsuit by 21 states and D.C.
- On Thursday, March 19, U.S. District Court Judge Mustafa Kasubhai said he will vacate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s December 18 HHS 12-page declaration, finding he overstepped his authority.
- Kennedy's December declaration asserted that 'sex-rejecting procedures for children and adolescents are neither safe nor effective', prompting 21 states to sue for bypassing the Administrative Procedure Act.
- HHS has referred 13 medical institutions to the department inspector general, while major hospitals like NYU Langone, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and UChicago Medicine have stopped treatments amid pressure.
- The ruling offers relief to hospitals and healthcare providers offering gender-affirming care by removing the immediate force of the declaration, legal experts said it provides breathing space for trans youth and their parents and medical teams.
- The Trump administration has enacted a series of anti-LGBTQ+ orders restricting gender-affirming care for under-19s, but federal courts and New York Attorney General Letitia James with a coalition of 15 other attorneys general have repeatedly intervened.
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Judge Blocks RFK's Decision Protecting Kids
A federal judge appointed by President Biden has moved to block a Trump administration declaration that transgender medical procedures on children are neither safe nor effective. U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai, based in Oregon, issued the verbal ruling Thursday after more than a dozen Democratic attorneys general challenged the policy. A written decision is expected to follow. The declaration in question was issued in December 2025 by Heal…
Biden Judge Reverses RFK Jr. Ban on Transgender Surgeries for Minors.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge appointed by former President Joe Biden announced he will grant a motion by Democrat states to vacate a declaration by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. banning doctors from performing gender transition procedures such as breast amputations on minors.WHO WAS INVOLVED: U.S. District Court Judge Mustafa Kasubhai, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., New York Attorney General …
Federal judge rules Kennedy overstepped legal authority on care for transgender minors
A coalition of 21 Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration over the declaration, claiming it interfered with their power to regulate the practice of medicine within their own borders in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act.
CT, 20 Other States Win Judgment Over Barring Gender-Affirming Care
According to published reports, U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai in Eugene, Oregon,ruled that a December declaration by Kennedy to bar healthcare providers that offer such gender affirming care from Medicare and Medicaid, and prohibiting the Children’s Health Insurance Program from paying for it, overstepped his authority and violated federal law.
Trump Administration Blocked From Denying Minors Gender-Related Care
Source: Connecticut Public Broadcasting / Getty Once again, a federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from turning right-wing ideology into policies and laws and prohibited the administration from continuing to pick and choose when states’ rights matter. This time, the judge had to step in to protect trans people, specifically, those who are minors. According to the New York Times, Judge Mustafa Kasubhai of U.S. District Court made hi…
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