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U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle said he would try to deliver an opinion “as quick as I can” on law and rules prohibiting the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy to treat children for gender dysphoria.
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Testimony from a St. Johns County mother began the multiday trial by testifying that it would be “devastating” if her child could not get gender-affirming treatment.
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The Biden administration urged an appeals court to uphold a ruling that Florida violated federal law by blocking coverage for people seeking hormone therapy and puberty blockers.
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AHCA lawyers argued the state is not enforcing the rule as a “categorical ban” on coverage because Medicaid patients could seek variances or waivers through an administrative process.
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In issuing the order, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle ruled that the “case will turn almost entirely on common issues” with common answers.
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Judge Robert Hinkle ruled that adults seeking to expand his injunction on minors haven’t proven they would be irreparably harmed until the case is resolved.
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A two-hour hearing was held on the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction to halt portions of the law dealing with trans adults and on a request for class-action certification.
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Since its signing, the law has experienced multiple legal challenges to its enforcement.
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Guests discuss Floridians who have lost their Medicaid coverage and a federal court blocking the state's ban on Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care.
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Lawyers for the state filed two notices that are first steps in asking the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn decisions by U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle.