Feds Overturn Trump's HHS Declaration on Transgender Treatments for Minors, Judge Says

A federal judge appointed by President Joe Biden has rejected a declaration by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stating that sex-rejecting puberty treatments for minors are unproven and can be denied to them, ruling that the secretary overstepped his authority. The court's decision upholds guidance from the U.S. Department of Education on allowing transgender students to use the bathroom and participate in sports consistent with their gender identity. Kennedy Jr.'s declaration was seen as an attempt to restrict access to certain treatments for minors. The judge's ruling preserves Biden administration policies on supporting transgender youth.