Judge Extends Block on Trump’s Funding Halt for Youth Transgender Procedures

U.S. District Judge Lauren King said the plaintiffs were likely to succeed in their claim that the order usurps Congress’s power to appropriate funds.

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown speaks during a news conference after a second federal judge paused President Donald Trump's order against gender-affirming care for youth outside the Seattle federal courthouse, on Feb. 14, 2025. Manuel Valdes/AP Photo

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Feb. 28, extending the block on President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to halt funding for transgender procedures for youth under 19.

This injunction followed a temporary restraining order that U.S. District Judge Lauren King issued on Feb. 14 in response to a lawsuit filed by the attorneys general of Washington, Minnesota, Oregon, and Colorado. Three doctors also joined as plaintiffs.