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9th Circuit Blocks Oregon Transgender Prison Housing Injunction

8/11/2026

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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the injunction requiring Oregon prisons to house transgender women by gender identity.
Judge Mark D. Clarke issued the injunction after two transgender women sued the Oregon Department of Corrections in September.
Attorney General Dan Rayfield said the order was vague, overbroad and opposed releasing inmates’ personal records without consent.
Oral arguments are scheduled for Aug. 27 in federal court in Pasadena, California.

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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the injunction requiring Oregon prisons to house transgender women by gender identity.
Judge Mark D. Clarke issued the injunction after two transgender women sued the Oregon Department of Corrections in September.
Attorney General Dan Rayfield said the order was vague, overbroad and opposed releasing inmates’ personal records without consent.
Oral arguments are scheduled for Aug. 27 in federal court in Pasadena, California.