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USA | Transgender woman sues Trump over transfer to men's prison (www.rawstory.com)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A transgender woman inmate serving her sentence in a women's federal prison sued the Trump administration on Sunday, arguing that Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's recent executive order narrowly defining sex violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment, is "motivated by discriminatory animus" toward trans people, and forces "dangerous transfers to men's facilities."

Case file: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.280082/gov.uscourts.mad.280082.1.0.pdf

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Didn't the Supreme Court say the president can't be sued for anything they do in an official capacity? How is this one happening?

[–] phughes 16 points 3 months ago

They said that the President is immune from prosecution for "official acts." That means he can't go to jail for crimes he commits so long as they are official acts. Official acts is undefined, so it means whatever the Supreme Court wants it to.

This is a civil lawsuit.

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