Aug 29 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider a decision by a panel of three of its judges allowing Alabama to enforce a law banning the use of puberty-blocking drugs and ...

Exhibit A: the battle over Alabama’s ban on gender-affirming medical care. Here’s some background. Gov. Kay Ivey signed the ...

A panel of the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reversed U.S. District Court Judge Liles Burke’s preliminary injunction last year, prompting transgender minors and their parents suing Alabama ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A divided federal appeals court has refused to reconsider a decision allowing Alabama to enforce its ban on treating transgender minors with puberty blockers and hormones.

33-42) that Alabama’s law does not discriminate based on sex, that the text of the law is neutral as to transgender status, and that transgender status is not a quasi-suspect classification.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down federal abortion rights affects much more than reproductive health. Exhibit ...