On Monday, a split United States Supreme Court decision cleared the way for Idaho to enforce a new law barring transgender medical procedures for minors. This ruling overturned two lower federal courts’ decisions to uphold an injunction against the law amid continuing litigation over its constitutionality.
The decision was supported by the six conservative justices on the court, while the three liberal justices said that they would have kept enforcement of the law on pause.
The court granted a request from Idaho’s Republican Attorney General, Raúl Labrador, to limit a preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Lynn Winmill. Judge Winmill had previously ruled that the law violated the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees due process and equal protection under the law. The high court’s decision came as the state continues to appeal the ruling.
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