The U.S. Supreme Court denied the federal government’s request to pause a lower-court injunction against a Bureau of Prisons policy restricting some gender-affirming medical care and accommodations for transgender people in federal custody. The court’s docket records the denial on October 21; Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito would have granted the stay.

This is an interim decision on emergency relief, not a final ruling on the legality of the policy. The lower-court injunction therefore remains in effect while the case proceeds. The Court did not explain its brief order.

Sources: [U.S. Supreme Court — docket in Trump v. Kingdom](supremecourt.gov source ↗); [Associated Press — report on the order](apnews.com source ↗); [CBS News — decision and case background](cbsnews.com source ↗).