From The Boston Globe · · 40s
Supreme Court blocks Trump's prison medical restrictions
Supreme Court stops Trump from cutting gender transition care for federal prisoners.
In brief
Supreme Court stops Trump from cutting gender transition care for federal prisoners. Supreme Court blocks Trump administration's medical restrictions on transgender inmates in federal prisons. Originally reported by The Boston Globe.
Supreme Court decision
Supreme Court refused to let Trump administration enforce new medical restrictions for transgender people in prison immediately.
Lower court block
Lower court previously blocked the policy, which was adopted after Trump's executive order to roll back transgender rights.
Policy impact
The policy would halt surgeries, taper hormones, and end social accommodations like makeup and wigs for transgender inmates.
The big picture
Supreme Court blocks Trump administration's medical restrictions on transgender inmates in federal prisons.
