Summary

On February 16, 2025, Washington state Judge Lauren King issued a preliminary injunction blocking President Trump’s January 28 executive order that restricts transgender care for minors.

The judge ruled the order unconstitutional for overstepping presidential authority under separation of powers and violating the Equal Protection Clause.

The injunction follows lawsuits by Democratic attorneys general from Washington, Oregon, and Minnesota and temporary blocks in Baltimore.

  • 2pt_perversion@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Going to be interesting watching the courts this year. Congress ain’t doin shit but maybe the judicial branch wants to try and keep some power for themselves and congress instead of being a complete rubber stamp. Also if they rubber stamp some of the clearly unconstitutional stuff we might be looking at possible secession and civil war. Then again if they don’t rubber stamp and Trump ignores their rulings we might be looking at civil war too.

    It really sucks to live in interesting times.

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      3 days ago

      Trump is such a moron, and this is what the American people voted for. It’s also going to affect the rest of the world.

      Absolute insanity.