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Supreme Court rejects Trump policy restricting treatment for transgender inmates

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Trump administration cannot enforce a new policy that restricts treatment for transgender inmates in federal prison.

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NBC News· Oct 21, 3:21 PMSupreme Court rejects Trump policy restricting treatment for transgender inmates
New York Post· Oct 21, 3:53 PMSupreme Court blocks Trump’s effort to restrict transgender treatment for prison inmates

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Supreme Court won’t let Trump restrict gender-affirming care for transgender inmatesAdvocates for the inmates said the Trump administration overrode medical providers’ clinical judgment to cut off gender-affirming care for around 1,000 people.

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Russia releases imprisoned American Stephen HubbardPresident Trump on Wednesday said Russia released imprisoned American teacher Stephen Hubbard, who the Kremlin accused of working as a mercenary in Ukraine before sentencing him to prison in 2024. "Stephen is on his way back home and will soon be with his family," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "The United States, out of respect...

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Russia Frees American Stephen Hubbard After 4-Year DetentionStephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired American teacher from Michigan, is now on his way back to the United States after being detained in a Russian prison for more than four years. Russia accused him of fighting with the Ukrainian military, an allegation his family has always denied. NBC's Raf Sanchez reports for TODAY.

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Russia Releases Imprisoned American Man as Trump Envoy Meets With PutinRussian President Vladimir Putin has also agreed "in principle" to resume U.S.-mediated talks with Ukraine, the Kremlin said.

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Ex-CDCR guard pleads guilty to smuggling contraband into Soledad prisonA former state prison guard pleaded guilty Tuesday to smuggling wireless communication devices and tobacco products into a Soledad correctional facility in exchange for nearly $100,000 in payments from an inmate, federal prosecutors said.

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The Supreme Court may be about to make America’s prisons much cruelerUpdate, October 21, 11:45 am ET: The Supreme Court released a brief order on October 21, which ruled against the Trump administration’s request to deny gender-affirming care to transgender prisoners. The order is two sentences long. It is temporary. And it does not explain the Court’s reasoning. So it is not clear why the Court […]

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Supreme Court Rules on Trump Admin Policy Blocking Sex-Rejecting Procedures for PrisonersThe Supreme Court Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s request to block a lower court order preventing the Bureau of Prisons from denying previously prescribed transgender procedures to prison inmates. The court denied the stay in an unsigned order, noting that Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito would have granted the stay. The Bureau of…

The Daily Signal8h agoWhole story →

Supreme Court rebuffs Trump administration restrictions on medical care for transgender inmatesThe Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow the Trump administration to immediately enforce new medical restrictions for transgender people in prison. The decision leaves in place a lower-court block on the policy.

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American Teacher Wrongfully Detained Under Biden Comes HomeRetired American schoolteacher Stephen Hubbard, 74, spent four years in a Russian jail. On Wednesday, he walked free after President Donald Trump persuaded Russian leader Vladimir Putin to free him. Hubbard was the last American officially determined to be wrongfully detained by Russia. He was released from custody early Wednesday and was waiting at St....

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Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict treatments for trans inmatesIn an unsigned order, the Supreme Court rejected an emergency appeal seeking to revive a policy ending certain medical treatments for transgender inmates.

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