Federal Judge Blocks Transfer Of Transgender Inmates To Men’s Facilities, Defying Trump’s Order

A U.S. federal judge has blocked the transfer of a dozen transgender women inmates to men’s prisons, defying an executive order from former President Donald Trump. The women had filed a lawsuit, fearing they would lose access to essential gender-related medical treatment. The ruling, issued by Judge Royce Lamberth, cited the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on …