Judge Extends Block on Trump’s Funding Halt for Youth Transgender Procedures

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Feb. 28, extending the block on President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to halt funding for transgender procedures for youth under 19. This injunction followed a temporary restraining order that U.S. District Judge Lauren King issued on Feb. 14 in response to a lawsuit filed by the attorneys general of Washington, Minnesota, Oregon, and Colorado. Three doctors also joined as plaintiffs. In Friday’s order, King said the plaintiffs have demonstrated that they are likely to succeed on the merits of their claim that Trump’s order violates the Constitution’s separation of powers by attempting to usurp Congress’s power in appropriating federal funds....