RFK Jr. Dealt Setback in Bid to Limit Transgender Care of Minors

A federal judge on Thursday stopped US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from curbing access to gender-affirming care for minors, blocking a declaration from the administration that said the treatments are “neither safe nor effective” for addressing gender dysphoria.

Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai of the US District Court for the District of Oregon granted from the bench a motion for summary judgment brought by a coalition of Democratic states urging the court to declare Kennedy’s declaration exceeds his office’s authority and fails to comply with rulemaking requirements.

Illinois, New York, California and other states sued the Trump administration late ...