Federal Judge Voids RFK Jr.’s ‘Unlawful’ Directive Banning Gender-Affirming Care

Federal judge in Oregon voids RFK Jr.'s 'unlawful' directive banning gender-affirming care

Transgender Marylanders and advocates sit in the Governor's Reception Room for Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, 2025. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters).A federal district judge in Oregon overturned Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s directive that said health care facilities providing gender-affirming care to minors are barred from Medicare and Medicaid. U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai, in a sc…

Federal judge voids RFK Jr.'s 'unlawful' directive banning gender-affirming care • Maine Morning Star

Transgender Marylanders and advocates sit in the Governor's Reception Room for Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, 2025. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters).A federal district judge in Oregon overturned Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s directive that said health care facilities providing gender-affirming care to minors are barred from Medicare and Medicaid. U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai, in a sc…

Federal judge voids RFK Jr.’s ‘unlawful’ directive banning gender-affirming care

Transgender Marylanders and advocates sit in the Governor's Reception Room for Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, 2025. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters).A federal district judge in Oregon overturned Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s directive that said health care facilities providing gender-affirming care to minors are barred from Medicare and Medicaid. U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai, in a sc…

Three rulings in the past week show the scope and breadth of efforts to fight anti-trans attacks

A trio of court rulings over the past week — one state court decision and two federal court decisions — show the breadth of attacks that transgender people are facing in the United States and the strong way trans people and lawyers supporting them are fighting back in courts. On April 14, the Montana Supreme Court upheld a preliminary injunction blocking Montana’s enforcement of a policy — implementing a state law — “that it would not amend birt…

Judge Rebukes RFK Jr. for Plan to Cut Gender Care for Minors (1)

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was scrutinized by a federal judge for causing “chaos and terror” by attempting to withhold federal funding for hospitals that provide gender affirming care for minors.

Judge rejects HHS Secretary Kennedy's attempt to limit gender-affirming care for minors

A federal judge in Oregon has found that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, acted