Judge blocks Texas from investigating families of transgender youth
Judge Jan Soifer found "sufficient reason to believe that the plaintiffs will suffer immediate and irreparable injury" if the investigations were allowed to proceed.
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Judge Jan Soifer found "sufficient reason to believe that the plaintiffs will suffer immediate and irreparable injury" if the investigations were allowed to proceed.
The ruling comes about a month after the Texas Supreme Court allowed the state to investigate parents of transgender youth for child abuse.
A Texas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from investigating families of transgender children who have received gender-confirming medical care, a new obstacle to the state labeling such treatments as child abuse.
A Texas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from investigating families of transgender children who have received gender-confirming medical
The temporary restraining order issued by Judge Jan Soifer halts investigations against three families.