Federal court blocks Trump administration rule erasing health care protections for transgender people – By Chris Riotta (The Independent) / Aug 18 2020
Lawmakers and activists celebrate judge’s decision to stop the controversial rule from going into effect in the 11th hour as a ‘victory for the LGBTQ community and the rule of law’
With just one day left before it went into effect, a federal judge has blocked a new rule created by the Trump administration that would have erased health care protections for transgender people.
US District Court Judge Frederic Block cited the Supreme Court’s ruling in June on job discrimination for the preliminary injunction on Monday.
“When the Supreme Court announces a major decision, it seems a sensible thing to pause and reflect on the decision’s impact,” the judge wrote. “Since [Health and Human Services] has been unwilling to take that path voluntarily, the court now imposes it.”
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