Supreme Court won’t revive Trump administration’s transgender inmate policy; Thomas, Alito dissent
Summary
The Supreme Court decided not to allow a Trump administration policy that limited hormone treatments and surgeries for transgender inmates to take effect. Two conservative justices disagreed with the decision, but the Court kept a lower court’s order blocking the policy.Key Facts
- The Supreme Court refused to reinstate the Trump administration’s policy on transgender inmate healthcare.
- The policy would reduce hormone treatments and stop some surgeries for transgender inmates.
- A lower court had blocked this policy from being put into effect.
- Two conservative justices, Thomas and Alito, disagreed with the Court’s refusal.
- The policy involved the Bureau of Prisons, the government agency that manages federal prisons.
- The ruling means transgender inmates currently receiving treatments can continue to get them for now.
- The Supreme Court’s decision was made on Wednesday.
- The case relates to healthcare rights for transgender people in prison.
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