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U.S. District Court Judge John F. Heil has ruled that an Oklahoma state law banning sex-change procedures on children was constitutional and therefore could be enforced.The ruling on Oct. 5, 2023, came as a result of a motion for injunctive relief to restrain the state from implementing the law.Five young people identifying as transgender and in some degree of transition, their parents or legal guardians, and a health care provider are the plaintiffs in the case.The defendant is Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond, a Republican.In an email to The Epoch Times, Mr. Gentner's press secretary, Leslie Berger, stated: "The Attorney...

A federal judge in Tulsa ruled Thursday that the Oklahoma Legislature was justified in banning gender-affirming medical care for minors, saying there was no fundamental right to the treatment and that a new state law did not discriminate against transgender adolescents. U.S. District Judge John F. Heil III said the law, enacted in May, is “rationally related to legitimate state interests because it regulates parental decision-making as to the Treatment Protocols based on the legislature’s interests in protecting children, public health, and integrity of the medical profession. “This (is) an area in which medical and policy debate is unfolding, and...

This will be a weekly post. Count is now 194 judges confirmed. 141 District Court judges 51 Circuit Court judges 2 Supreme Court justices McConnell has scheduled cloture on several more for next week. This week Cory Wilson (5th Circuit nominee) had a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Justin Walker (DC Circuit nominee) is currently awaiting a vote on the floor. When Walker and Wilson are confirmed, Trump will have 53 Circuit judges in less than four years. Obama had 55 in EIGHT years!