The 4th Circuit Chooses Willful Ignorance
In an historic decision, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals became the first appellate court to say states must pay for so-called transgender health care including sex "reassignment" surgeries and hormones. The case was a consolidation of two lawsuits, one from West Virginia and another from North Carolina. The 4th Circuit was once considered a more conservative court, but now has a majority eight justices appointed by Democratic presidents. Those eight justices joined to form the majority opinion in the case.