ROBERT B. HUBBELL
In an important ruling, U.S. District Judge James Moody issued a permanent injunction against Arkansas’ law prohibiting gender-affirming care. The state is expected to appeal to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, setting up a potential hearing in the US Supreme Court. The Department of Justice filed a brief in support of the Arkansas plaintiffs, saying the case “implicates important federal interests.” See WaPo, Arkansas federal judge blocks first ban on gender-affirming care. (This article is accessible to everyone.)
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Similar laws in Florida, Alabama and Indiana have been temporarily enjoined while challenges to the laws are resolved.
The opinion is here: Brandt v Rutledge.
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