That didn’t take long, and it won’t be the last:
The Biden administration cannot enforce new anti-discrimination rules in health care for transgender Americans, a federal judge in Mississippi ruled Wednesday, citing a recent landmark Supreme Court ruling that weakened the power of federal agencies.
The preliminary injunction from US District Judge Louis Guirola comes just two days before the new protections were set to take effect. The George W. Bush appointee said his block on the federal protections will apply nationwide.
Very much like women trying to get an abortion, trans people of all ages will now have to travel far and most likely out of states that are hostile to trans people. Expect state laws blocking trans care to be held up by the courts, because what is personal liberty?
When you’re thinking that voting based on what judges might get picked doesn’t matter to you, think about who it could matter to.