Judge weighs bid to block or reverse transfers of transgender inmates into a segregated prison unit
The judge said the transfers may violate a prior injunction and leave the women without the privileges they had in women’s facilities.
- On Wednesday, District Judge Royce Lamberth questioned the government's move to segregate transgender women in a Texas prison, expressing concern it violates his June injunction against President Donald Trump's executive order.
- Trump's executive order last year directed the Bureau to house inmates by biological sex, but Lamberth previously enjoined part of this order, requiring officials to house plaintiffs in women's facilities.
- Ten women are held in the Fort Worth unit, including four plaintiffs in the Washington case; attorney Alexander Shalom argued the "quasi-solitary unit" conditions exacerbate their gender dysphoria and violate constitutional protections.
- Justice Department attorney Jared Littman argued the transfers comply because the judge did not mandate housing with cisgender women, though Lamberth countered that segregating plaintiffs and depriving them of privileges violates the ruling "on its face."
- The government intends to transfer all transgender inmates in the lawsuit to this unit, while Lamberth suggested the refusal to follow his directive appeared insubordinate.
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Attorney says Trump administration defied court order by moving transgender inmates to segregated unit
An attorney for several incarcerated transgender women argued Wednesday that the Trump administration violated a court order by transferring them to a segregated prison unit, and urged a federal judge to enforce the order. Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the US District Court for the District of Columbia heard the argument in Doe v. McHenry, No. 1:25-cv-00286 (since consolidated with two related suits and captioned Jane Doe v. Blanche) on the plainti…
Judge weighs sanctions after Trump administration violates court order protecting trans prisoners
The Trump administration moved transgender women in federal custody into segregated housing despite a court order barring their transfer out of women’s facilities.An attorney for the inmates told U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth that the administration had violated the court’s May order by moving the women into segregated units, according to the Associated Press. Lamberth is now considering how to enforce his injunction.When Lamberth pressed J…
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Judge weighs bid to block or reverse transfers of transgender inmates into a segregated prison unit
A federal judge is concerned that the Trump administration has violated a court order by transferring several incarcerated transgender women to a segregated prison unit.
Judge drops hammer on Trump admin: ‘You’re violating my order!’
President Donald Trump and his administration have long targeted transgender people, to the point where the Republican executive faces political blowback when he is perceived as wavering on the point. Now a federal judge appointed by a different Republican president is blasting the Trump administration for prioritizing their anti-trans agenda over following court orders.“The litigation follows an executive order issued by President Donald Trump …
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