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Gender Affirming Care
221 published works
Religion Clause
North Dakota Supreme Court Upholds State’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
In T.D. v. Wrigley, (ND Sup. Ct., Sept. 17, 2026), the North Dakota Supreme Court rejected a facial attack on North Dakota's ban of both hormonal and surgical gender-affirming treatment for…
Religion Clause
New Jersey Expands Protections for Providers and Recipients of Reproductive Health Care; Catholic Conference Provides Guidance for Protesters
On August 20, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill signed S2260 (full text) into law. The governor's press release announcing the signing of the bill describes it:The legislation, S2260/A2218, signed today expands…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
CMS Final Rule and OIG and DOJ Referrals Signal Heightened Focus on Pediatric Gender-Affirming Care
By Hall Render
Last week saw two major federal policy actions related to the provision of gender-affirming care to minors. On August 11, 2026, CMS issued a final rule entitled “Prohibition on Federal…
JURIST
Federal workers file class action lawsuit over transgender health coverage ban
Five federal workers filed a proposed class-action lawsuit Monday against the Trump administration, alleging that a federal health insurance policy excluding gender-affirming care violates federal employment discrimination law. The complaint,…
Drug & Device Law
D. Mass. Greenlights States’ Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Anti Gender Affirming Care Executive Orders and DOJ Memos
Few issues are as currently controversial as gender affirming care. For some people, the incongruence between gender identity and sex assigned at birth can cause clinically significant distress, recognized as…
Original Source
DOJ and Texas AG Announce First Settlement in National Investigation of Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
By Doreen M. Rachal, Shu Min Ho, Kenneth G. Coffin, Lucia Radder Quick, Nicole A. Heise
On May 15, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced agreements with Texas Children’s Hospital (“TCH”) resolving allegations related to TCH’s provision of…
Religion Clause
Texas and DOJ Settle With Texas Hospital Ending Its Gender Transition Services and Creating Detransition Clinic
Last Friday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the U.S. Department of Justice announced an unusual settlement agreement with Texas Children's Hospital ending the hospital's gender transition services. AG Paxton's…
Regulatory Oversight
SCOTX Clarifies Standards for Challenging Civil Investigative Demands
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
In its recent decision in Office of the Attorney General v. PFLAG, Inc., the Texas Supreme Court addressed the scope of the attorney general’s (AG) authority to issue civil investigative…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Georgia Federal Suit Pending Over Gender-Affirming Care for Prisoners
By Anne Hall
After the state of Georgia passed S.B. 185, a law that removed funding for gender-affirming healthcare in prisons, five incarcerated transgender persons filed suit to enjoin it. S.B. 185 went…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Texas Federal Judge Blocks Biden-Era EEOC and HHS Rules Against Christian Groups
By Anne Hall
A Texas federal judge has finalized a permanent injunction preventing the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from enforcing Biden-era…