US Supreme Court allows gender-affirming care for trans people in federal prisons

By jnorman@statesnewsroom.com, States Newsroom · October 21, 2026

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday denied the Trump administration's emergency request to implement a rule that would terminate gender-affirming care for transgender people incarcerated in federal prisons. It means a lower court order that blocked the policy from going into effect will remain in place for…

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