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Supreme Court leaves block on federal prisoners’ care restrictions in place
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Emergency request denied; litigation continues
The U.S. Supreme Court denied the administration’s emergency request on October 21 to suspend a lower-court order blocking restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender federal prisoners. The block remains in place while the legal challenge proceeds. The court gave no explanation; its docket records that Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito would have granted the request. The immediate consequence concerns whether the restrictions can take effect during litigation. The policy’s ultimate legality remains unresolved.
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