{"id":"2770355f-4370-4179-b7ae-6275cd895c77","url":"https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261022/us-supreme-court-rebuffs-trump-administration-restrictions-on-medical-care-for-transgender-inmates","domain":"koreatimes.co.kr","outlet":{"name":"The Korea Times","country":"KR","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"US Supreme Court rebuffs Trump administration restrictions on medical care for transgender inmates","plainHeadline":"Supreme Court blocks immediate enforcement of transgender inmate medical restrictions","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Supreme Court refused to allow immediate enforcement of new medical restrictions for transgender inmates.","Policy would halt surgeries, taper off hormones, and end social accommodations in federal prisons.","Lower-court block on policy remains in place while lawsuit proceeds.","About 600 inmates were receiving hormone therapy in 2025 according to court records.","ACLU officials say the ruling prevents irreparable harm while the case continues."],"topics":["Politics","Health"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T03:27:02.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-22T03:34:38.305Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/c8af88e4-0d93-4de4-afe4-ce9eee88998c","storyId":"c8af88e4-0d93-4de4-afe4-ce9eee88998c","image":"https://newsimg.koreatimes.co.kr/2026/10/22/89446e38-40fe-4036-9c73-c267d2a3c4bf.jpg","author":null,"dek":"WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow the Trump administration to immediately enforce new medical restrictions for transgender people in federal prison. The decision leaves in place a lower-court block on the policy."}