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A federal judge in Seattle paused Trump’s executive order cutting off federal support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth, making it the second such courtroom setback in two days. The ruling deepened the administration’s legal problems on an order that was already being framed by plaintiffs as unconstitutional and harmful.
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A federal judge in Seattle paused Trump’s executive order cutting off federal support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth, making it the second such courtroom setback in two days. The ruling deepened the administration’s legal problems on an order that was already being framed by plaintiffs as unconstitutional and harmful.
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