November 03, 2023
Kentucky transgender youths and their families on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Sixth Circuit ruling that allows a recently enacted Kentucky ban on gender-affirming care for minors, arguing that the issue has divided district and appellate courts.
July 14, 2023
A Kentucky federal judge on Friday lifted a block on the commonwealth's recently enacted ban on youths' access to gender-affirming care, citing the Sixth Circuit's move earlier this month to reinstate a more sweeping ban similarly blocked in Tennessee and combine that state's appeal with Kentucky's government-led case.
July 10, 2023
The Sixth Circuit upended a federal judge's decision to initially block the state of Tennessee from imposing a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, with a three-judge panel in agreement that a lower court abused its discretion by granting a statewide preliminary injunction in late June.
June 29, 2023
Federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee temporarily blocked enforcement of state laws prohibiting gender-affirming care for transgender youth, finding the states couldn't regulate access to medical procedures in a way that infringed on rights conferred by the U.S. Constitution.