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Kentucky Court Rejects Transgender Healthcare Injunction in ACLU Case

9/13/2025

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On September 12, 2025, a Kentucky court denied a preliminary injunction in Marcum v. Crews.
The ACLU of Kentucky filed the lawsuit in June to safeguard transgender healthcare in prisons.
Lead plaintiff Maddilyn Marcum, diagnosed with gender dysphoria in 2009, received hormone therapy for five years prior to incarceration.
The Department of Correction initially denied care but permitted it in 2016.
The ACLU argues that withholding treatment violates the Eighth Amendment and will continue litigation for transgender rights.

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On September 12, 2025, a Kentucky court denied a preliminary injunction in Marcum v. Crews.
The ACLU of Kentucky filed the lawsuit in June to safeguard transgender healthcare in prisons.
Lead plaintiff Maddilyn Marcum, diagnosed with gender dysphoria in 2009, received hormone therapy for five years prior to incarceration.
The Department of Correction initially denied care but permitted it in 2016.
The ACLU argues that withholding treatment violates the Eighth Amendment and will continue litigation for transgender rights.