All posts tagged "Eighth Amendment"
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Transgender prisoner sues Virginia Department of Corrections over denial of surgery
An incarcerated transgender man has filed a lawsuit against the Virginia Department of Corrections for discriminating against him by denying him surgery and other treatment...
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Justice Department issues statement of interest in transgender prisoner’s sexual assault lawsuit
The Justice Department says it has an interest in ensuring trans inmates are not sexually assaulted and receive gender-affirming health care.
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Trans woman files for emergency injunction to stop Georgia prison officials’ retaliation against her
A trans plaintiff suing the Georgia Department of Corrections is seeking an injunction to stop prison officials from retaliating against her.
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Michigan trans inmate sues state after being raped by cellmates in male prison
A Michigan transgender inmate is suing prison officials for failing to protect her from being raped by two cellmates while in custody.
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Prisoner sues Georgia Department of Corrections for failing to fix anti-trans policies
Ashley Diamond claims Georgia Department of Corrections has failed to abide by terms of an earlier 2016 settlement
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Supreme Court refuses to challenge rulings allowing Idaho trans inmate to receive surgery
Adree Edmo obtained gender confirmation surgery in June after the high court refused to block her from receiving it
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Transgender woman sues Florida county sheriff’s office, alleging mistreatment while in jail
Karla Bello claims prison officials misgendered her and denied her access to hormones, violating her Eighth Amendment rights
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Supreme Court refuses Idaho’s request to postpone transgender inmate’s surgery
Lower court found that denying Adree Edmo surgery violated her Eighth Amendment rights
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Idaho governor asks SCOTUS to block transgender inmate’s surgery
Adree Edmo argues that Idaho's refusal to provide her with surgery violates her constitutional rights
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Supreme Court refuses to hear Texas transgender inmate’s request for gender confirmation surgery
Appeals court rejected Vanessa Lynn Gibson's contention that denying her surgery violates her Eighth Amendment rights
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Three women challenge Texas law barring transgender inmates from changing names
Three transgender women have filed a civil suit challenging a Texas law that prohibits current and former transgender federal prison inmates from legally changing their...
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Idaho transgender woman’s surgery stalled pending 9th Circuit decision
Lawyers for Adree Edmo hope the 9th Circuit will find denying her surgery violates her Eighth Amendment rights
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Federal court orders Idaho to provide transgender inmate with gender confirmation surgery
Judge rules Idaho Department of Correction and its medical provider, Corizon, violated Adree Edmo's 8th Amendment rights
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Federal judge rules Missouri transgender inmate is entitled to hormone therapy
A federal judge has ruled that a transgender inmate in Missouri prison who is serving a life sentence for murder must be allowed to receive...
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Transgender inmate in Indiana suing over denial of medical care
A transgender inmate in Indiana is suing the state Department of Correction over its refusal to allow her to receive hormone therapy to treat her...
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