The Supreme Court declined to intervene in an emergency request by the Trump administration to reinstate federal prison policies restricting medical treatment for transgender inmates. The justices allowed a lower court’s ruling to stand, which had blocked the administration’s attempt to limit access to gender-affirming care. The decision leaves in place a legal challenge to the rules, which had been paused during the pandemic. Legal experts say the move could set a precedent for how transgender healthcare access is handled in federal detention facilities.
The Supreme Court rebuffed the Trump administration's emergency petition to immediately revive its restrictions on transgender treatment for inmates in federal prisons.
