"Transgender care is not experimental care," a federal judge found after trial, ruling for the challengers "on all claims" in a first-of-its-kind decision.
Bravo. Let's hope we keep moving in this direction in all the offending states. These anti-trans laws need to become yet another shameful part of our history.
The Court destroyed all of the State's experts as entirely unqualified to offer an opinion except one, and as to the latter, pointed out that he struggles with his faith as it relates to the standard of care.
Also interesting is how the Court went out of its way to note how Alliance Defending "Freedom" - a/k/a fascists - recruited the "experts."
Fortunately, appellate courts must leave the lower court’s findings of fact undisturbed. It will be difficult for higher courts to disregard all the facts laid out by the trial judge and rule a different way. To do so, they’ll have to engage in fantasy and hypotheticals that aren’t borne out by the facts.
Bravo. Let's hope we keep moving in this direction in all the offending states. These anti-trans laws need to become yet another shameful part of our history.
The Court destroyed all of the State's experts as entirely unqualified to offer an opinion except one, and as to the latter, pointed out that he struggles with his faith as it relates to the standard of care.
Also interesting is how the Court went out of its way to note how Alliance Defending "Freedom" - a/k/a fascists - recruited the "experts."
Excellent reporting, thank you for the lightning fast analysis.
Fortunately, appellate courts must leave the lower court’s findings of fact undisturbed. It will be difficult for higher courts to disregard all the facts laid out by the trial judge and rule a different way. To do so, they’ll have to engage in fantasy and hypotheticals that aren’t borne out by the facts.
It was a good day, here in Arkansas, for all these families. ❤
I predict that this will end up before the United States Supreme Court.