Biden Agenda Hits Wall in Sought-After Texas Federal Judge (1)

Biden administration policies on immigrant, reproductive, and LGBTQ rights have all hit the same roadblock in Amarillo, Texas: Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk.

The federal trial court judge in the Northern District of Texas has halted federal action meant to protect asylum seekers and tossed rules expanding teen access to birth control. He also rejected a policy that stopped doctors from discriminating against people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Kacsmaryk now has the opportunity to strip a common drug used in medication abortions of its federal approval and block regulators from enforcing a Labor Department rule that permits private-sector ...