A federal judge in Indiana temporarily halts transgender inmate's gender-affirming surgery ban.
A federal judge in Indiana has halted the state's ban on gender-affirming surgeries for incarcerated individuals, granting a preliminary injunction in a case brought by the ACLU on behalf of transgender inmate Autumn Cordellioné. The ruling indicates that the ban likely violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment and the Equal Protection Clause. The decision applies only to Cordellioné, not the broader law.
September 17, 2024
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