Robert Hinkle

In issuing the order, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle ruled that the “case will turn almost entirely on common issues” with common answers.

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.

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.

Since its signing, the law has experienced multiple legal challenges to its enforcement.

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.

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.

The latest ruling involved a lawsuit filed last year on behalf of two adults and two minors. An estimated 9,000 transgender people in Florida use Medicaid to fund their treatments.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs say they're being denied access to medically necessary treatments. They expect the judge will rule on this case and another suit challenging the state's ban on gender-affirming care for minors at the same time.

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle heard arguments from an attorney representing the three families in a case that argues they are being stripped of the right to make medical decisions for their children.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody asked a federal judge to scrap a 2016 ruling that prevented the state from cutting public money to abortion providers for health services unrelated to abortion.