Federal Judge Pauses Texas Lawsuit Over Transgender Health Rule

A lawsuit from Texas and Montana challenging federal protections for transgender health care should be put on hold, a federal judge ruled Wednesday as the Biden administration pursues an appeal of a stay on the regulation.

Additional proceedings in the case against the US Department of Health and Human Services’ interpretation of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act will be stayed until the HHS appeal is resolved, Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas said in his order.

Kernodle in July had joined other federal judges in enjoining HHS from ...