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It’s the last day of 2024, and we’re mere weeks away from Donald Trump’s return to the White House. It honestly can’t come soon enough. There’s just so much to be excited about.
Whilethe2020electionscrewedDonaldTrump,heleftalastinglegacyonthejudiciary.NotonlydidhegetthreeSupremeCourtjustices,buthealsotransformedthejudiciarybynominatingarecordnumberofjudges.Trump’stermmayendinfouryears,buthisimpactonthejudiciarywilloutlasthistimeinWashington.
Caseinpoint:AFloridafederaldistrictcourtjudgerecentlyupheldastatepolicybanningmostsex-changetreatmentsandsocialtransitionsforprisoninmates,arulingthathighlightsagrowingdivideinhowstatesaddresstransgenderissuesincorrections.
ThatjudgewasJudgeAllenWinsor,whomPresidentTrumpappointedtothejudiciaryin2019.
“TherecordindicatesKeohanereceivesextensivemedicaltreatmentrelatingtogenderdysphoria,”Winsorwroteinhisdecision.“Inadditiontothehormonetreatmentcurrentlyprovided,theDepartmentmakespsychotherapyavailabletothosewithgenderdysphoria.ThisisnotacaseinwhichtheDe
