MONTGOMERY, AL – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has filed amicus briefs in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth and Ninth Circuits in support of President Donald Trump’s Executive Order directing federal agencies to halt funding for sex-change procedures for minors.
The appeals follow preliminary injunctions issued earlier this year by district courts in Washington and Maryland. Those rulings came in lawsuits filed by the State of Washington and by plaintiffs represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Lambda Legal, which challenge the Executive Order.
Marshall argued that federal courts should reject the injunctions, citing constitutional and medical concerns.
“Even though President Trump is in office, common sense and constitutional principles are under constant assault by radical leftist groups like the ACLU, who are now asking federal courts to force taxpayers to fund sex-change procedures on children—an unconscionable demand that ignores overwhelming medical, legal, and moral concerns,” Marshall said.
He further contended that Alabama’s legal team has uncovered evidence suggesting medical guidelines have been influenced by political agendas to reduce or eliminate age restrictions for these procedures. Marshall emphasized what he described as the “lasting consequences” of such interventions on minors.
The Alabama-led brief was joined by attorneys general from 25 other states, including Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Marshall has played a leading role in related litigation nationwide, including defending Alabama’s Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act, which restricted certain medical procedures for minors. Although that case was dismissed, discovery from it has been cited in subsequent filings, including a previous amicus brief Marshall submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court.
