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Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Ban on Transgender Care for Minors; Oklahoma AG Calls Ruling a Victory

Thursday, June 19 by AP

The Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors on Wednesday in a 6-3 decisionThe decision effectively protects state governments from most legal challenges to similar laws in Oklahoma and 25 other states.Chief Justice John Roberts said the Constitution’s equal protection clause does not settle the complex scientific and policy... Read More.

U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump ban on transgender military members

Thursday, May 8 by AP

WASHINGTON -The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a ban on transgender people in the military, while legal challenges proceed.The court acted in the dispute over a policy that presumptively disqualifies transgender people from military service and could lead to the expulsion of... Read More.

Biden signs defense bill despite objections to ban on transgender health care for military children

Wednesday, December 25 by Ponca City Now

By The Associated PressWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a defense bill that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China’s growing power and boosts overall military spending to $895 billion despite his objections to language stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments for children... Read More.