MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge has postponed the upcoming trial over Alabama’s ban on the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender youth until after the U.S. Supreme Court rules
U.S. District Judge Liles C. Burke wrote in a Tuesday order that it “would be unwise for the Court to invest the substantial judicial resources required to decide this case until it has further guidance from the Supreme Court on the governing standard of review.” The trial, which had been set for October, will be postponed until after the Supreme Court issues its decision. Alabama’s ban, which has been in effect since last year, will remain in place.
Twenty-five states have adopted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. Some have been blocked by the federal courts while others have been allowed to go into effect.
Four families with transgender children ranging in ages 12 to 17 challenged the Alabama law as an unconstitutional violation of equal protection and free speech rights, as well as an intrusion into family medical decisions. The U.S. Department of Justice joined their lawsuit, seeking to overturn the law.
Burke had issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Alabama law from taking effect. However, a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last yearThe Justice Department and the families challenging the Alabama ban had asked for the stay.. The Alabama attorney general’s office opposed the request and asked Burke to keep the case moving forward.
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