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The stay means the state's restrictions on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors with gender dysphoria can be in effect while the Atlanta-based court considers an underlying appeal.
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Attorneys for the state filed a 36-page motion at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals seeking a stay of a district judge ruling that blocked restrictions imposed last year.
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Lawyers for the state filed a notice that is a first step in asking the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle's decision. The state also filed a motion seeking a stay.
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A federal judge struck down a Florida law that banned doctors from providing gender-affirming care to most kids. Now, advocates say they hope more patients will be able to get what they see as lifesaving care.
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Federal judge Robert Hinkle, of the Northern District of Florida, said SB 254 was only passed out of a sense of “anti-transgender animus” from elected officials. The federal ruling comes too late for transgender adults who've already left the state.
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The ruling in Doe v. Ladapo found that SB 254 and the related medical board rules violate the equal protection rights of transgender individuals and parents of minors in Florida.
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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.