Supreme Court blocks Trump's bid to restrict gender-affirming care for trans prisoners

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday turned away the Justice Department's emergency appeal, blocking restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender people in federal custody.

• The court issued a one-sentence order refusing the Justice Department's emergency request to allow the restrictions while a lawsuit challenging them proceeds.
• Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented from the decision, without explaining their reasoning.
• The policy, implemented earlier this year, would end hormone therapies and surgeries and restrict accommodations such as clothing, while keeping psychiatric care available.
• Three transgender inmates at federal facilities in New Jersey, Florida and Minnesota filed a class-action lawsuit challenging the restrictions.