Two transgender Arizona teenagers seeking Medicaid coverage for male chest reconstruction surgery lost their request to transfer their case to the same judge who is hearing similar issues in a lawsuit filed by a University of Arizona professor, because the cases differ substantially, a federal court in the state said.
The teens’ case may be similar to that of Russell Toomey, but aren’t so similar that transfer will result in any meaningful advantage, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona said. There isn’t likely to be much duplication if the cases are tried before different judges, it ...