DOJ asks Supreme Court to allow policy ending medical care for transgender inmates

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to revive for now a policy cutting off medical interventions and social accommodations for transgender inmates. The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to lift a judge’s block on its policy restricting transgender inmates’ access to hormone treatments and gender-affirming surgeries. Under the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) policy, inmates currently receiving hormone treatments would be put on a tapering plan.

Officials would also be required to stop providing social...