Court Blocks Abbott’s Anti-Trans “Child Abuse” Order

Forbes reports:

A state judge blocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s divisive order for “child abuse” investigations into parents of transgender children receiving gender-affirming medical care, issuing a statewide injunction Friday as the litigation against it plays out.

Texas District Court Judge Amy Clark Meachum ruled from the bench that the directive should be blocked at the end of a hearing Friday in the case.

Meachum ruled there was a “substantial likelihood” that the plaintiffs challenging the law would succeed as the case plays out, ruling Abbott’s order is “beyond the scope of his authority and unconstitutional.”

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BREAKING: “The court finds sufficient cause to enter a temporary injunction”

Texas court has temporarily blocked the state from investigating parents of transgender children for abuse

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