‘Devised a way to skirt this court’s authority’: Trump admin should be held in contempt for violating a ‘whole swatch’ of federal court orders blocking anti-transgender policies, states say

Donald Trump address Congress.

UNITED STATES — MARCH 4: President Donald Trump arrives to deliver his address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images).

The Trump administration has violated multiple federal court orders in various jurisdictions related to transgender medical care and should be held in contempt, a motion filed Friday argues.

On Feb. 7, Washington, Oregon, Minnesota and three medical school doctors sued the government to block implementation of two executive orders intended to ban federal support for gender-affirming medical care. Colorado quickly joined up as the fourth state plaintiff.

On Valentine’s Day, Joe Biden-appointed U.S. District Judge Lauren King, sitting in Seattle, issued a bench ruling and a terse temporary restraining order pausing the anti-transgender policies. On Feb. 16, King elaborated on her reasoning in a memorandum opinion. Then, on Feb. 28, just as the restraining order was set to expire, King issued a preliminary injunction that will last until the case concludes at the district court level or unless the government receives a stay on appeal.

Now, the plaintiffs say the recent termination of funds to various hospitals violates both court orders — as well as a similar suite of injunctive relief granted by Maryland and Rhode Island federal courts.

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