Supreme Court Leaves Protections for Transgender Inmates’ Gender-Affirming Care in Place Pending Further Litigation

Supreme Court Leaves Protections for Transgender Inmates’ Gender-Affirming Care in Place Pending Further Litigation

Today, in Trump v. Kingdom, the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s emergency request to stay a lower-court order preventing the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) from implementing its policy restricting gender-affirming care for transgender inmates with gender dysphoria. The Court’s brief, unsigned order leaves the injunction in effect while the litigation proceeds. The Court did not explain its reasoning;… (Eisen, October 21, 2026) #Health Equity, #LGBTQIA+ Health