Criminal,
Constitutional Law,
Civil Rights
Jun. 18, 2015
The rights of transgender prisoners
U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar got it right when he said California must provide sex-reassignment surgery to a prisoner.
Sanford Jay Rosen
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Aaron J. Fischer
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In August, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral argument in the case of Michelle-Lael Norsworthy, a California transgender prisoner seeking sex-reassignment surgery (SRS). Norsworthy v. Beard, 14- 00695 (N.D. Cal.). The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) psychologist assigned to her determined that this surgery is a "clinical and medical necessity for her health and well-being," but the state has refused...
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