Supreme Court upholds pause on Trump's anti-trans prison policy
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's pause on a Trump administration policy that aimed to terminate gender-affirming care for transgender inmates in federal prisons. The emergency denial leaves the injunction in place while the legal battle continues.
Why it matters
The ruling maintains access to hormone therapy and medical treatments for thousands of transgender individuals in federal custody amidst ongoing nationwide legal battles over LGBTQ+ rights.
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration must continue providing gender-affirming care to transgender inmates in federal prisons.
The decision, in an emergency appeal, maintains a lower court's injunction on a federal Bureau of Prisons' policy that would terminate hormone therapy and other treatments for trans inmates.
The order offered no explanation behind the decision. It simply read, "The application for stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is denied."
It also said Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito would side with the Trump administration and would grant the application for stay.
A federal district judge barred the BOP from implementing its policy this summer.
A second court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, also rejected the administration's request to pause U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth's order.
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