Supreme Court rebuffs Trump administration restrictions on medical care for transgender inmates

Summary

The Supreme Court on Wednesday 21 October refused to allow the Trump administration to immediately enforce new medical restrictions for transgender people in prison, PBS NewsHour reported, the decision leaving in place a lower-court block on the policy. The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News said the court rejected a Trump administration appeal seeking to immediately enforce the restrictions, and CBS News said that in an unsigned order the court rejected an emergency appeal seeking to revive a policy ending certain medical treatments for transgender inmates. NBC News reported that the court said the Trump administration cannot enforce a new policy that restricts treatment for transgender inmates in federal prison, and the LA Times, which reported that the court rejected Trump's order to end hormone treatments for transgender prisoners, called the decision a rare win for trans rights at the Supreme Court.

Latest: The Supreme Court refused to allow the Trump administration to immediately enforce new medical restrictions for transgender people in prison, leaving in place a lower-court block on the policy, PBS NewsHour reported, CBS News saying the court rejected the emergency appeal in an unsigned order.

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