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Legal Battle Over Trump's Transgender Funding Ban Intensifies

1/31/2026

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America First Legal (AFL) filed records requests to probe harms cited by states suing over U.S. President Donald Trump's Executive Order 14187 banning funding for gender transition for minors.
Massachusetts, Illinois, and Nevada reported no evidence supporting harm claims.
AFL says plaintiffs must show concrete injury for standing.
The suit claims the order creates fear among transgender individuals and healthcare providers, a point AFL has noted in other states' suits.

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America First Legal (AFL) filed records requests to probe harms cited by states suing over U.S. President Donald Trump's Executive Order 14187 banning funding for gender transition for minors.
Massachusetts, Illinois, and Nevada reported no evidence supporting harm claims.
AFL says plaintiffs must show concrete injury for standing.
The suit claims the order creates fear among transgender individuals and healthcare providers, a point AFL has noted in other states' suits.