Supreme Court upholds pause on Trump's anti-trans prison policy

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration has to continue providing gender-affirming care to inmates in federal prisons as litigation on efforts to change the policy continues.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8126x5417+0+0/resize/8126x5417!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F32%2Fca%2F101aa09243d3b3fa4de648137a9e%2Fgettyimages-2299615293.jpg' alt='A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2026.'/><p>The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration has to continue providing gender-affirming care to inmates in federal prisons as litigation on efforts to change the policy continues.</p><p>(Image credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5993878' />