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Rose Enecio

Supreme Court Emergency Petition Filed by DOJ Over Federal Bureau of Prisons Transgender Surgery Ban

The Justice Department has asked the Supreme Court to lift a court order blocking a federal prison policy on gender-affirming care for transgender inmates (Credit: Jeff Kubina, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

The Justice Department asked the US Supreme Court on Monday, 28 September 2026, to lift a lower-court injunction blocking a Federal Bureau of Prisons policy restricting gender-affirming care for transgender inmates.

The emergency application seeks to allow the policy to take effect while the underlying legal challenge continues.

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