U.S. Supreme Court Denies Federal Government Stay In Gender-Affirming Care Case

( October 21, 2026, 2:37 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 21 denied an application to stay filed by President Donald J. Trump and other federal government parties seeking to halt a preliminary injunction in a provisionally certified class case that enjoins the enforcement of the federal Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP’s) February 2026 near-total ban on gender-affirming care....