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The U.S. Supreme Court on October 21, 2026, rejected the Trump administration’s request to immediately enforce restrictions on medical care for transgender inmates, leaving a lower-court block on the policy in place.

The decision prevents the administration from implementing the restrictions while the lower-court block remains in force. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented from the Supreme Court’s decision.

According to The Hill, the policy covered hormone treatments and certain surgeries for transgender inmates. The report said the Bureau of Prisons policy would taper treatments for inmates already receiving them and require officials to stop providing some treatments or surgeries.

PBS NewsHour and The Hill reported that the ruling did not allow immediate enforcement of the restrictions and that the lower-court block remained in place. The supplied reports do not identify the lower court or judge that issued the block, and they do not establish the Supreme Court’s vote count.

The ruling was reported by The Hill, PBS NewsHour, ANSA and India Today as a rejection of the administration’s effort to revive the restrictions. The available evidence establishes the immediate effect of the decision but does not establish the full scope of the policy or the broader procedural status of the underlying legal dispute.

SOURCES

  1. The HillSupreme Court won’t revive Trump administration’s transgender inmate policy; Thomas, Alito dissent
  2. PBS NewsHourSupreme Court rebuffs Trump administration restrictions on medical care for transgender inmates
  3. ANSALa Corte Suprema ferma Trump sullo stop alle cure per i transgender nelle carceri
  4. India TodayUS Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to enforce curbs on transgender inmates