Opinions November 14, 2024
7th Circuit Court of Appeals:
K.C., et al. v. Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, et al.
23-2366
Civil. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Judge James Hanlon. Reverses the district court’s order and vacates its injunction against Indiana law that prohibits physicians from providing gender affirming surgeries or medication to minors. Finds the appellees “must take their grievance to the people of Indiana -not the courts.” Also finds the district court erred by entering the preliminary injunction. Remands for further proceedings consistent with the opinion. Judge Candace Jackson-Akiwumi dissents with a separate opinion. The appellees’ attorneys: Kenneth Falk, Gavin Rose, Chase Strangio, Stevie Pactor, and Harper Samuel Seldin with the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana. The appellants’ attorneys: Corrine Lorraine Youngs, James Barta and Katelyn Doering with the Office of the Attorney General.