Full U.S. 8th Circuit agrees to hear state’s transgender health care appeal

The federal courthouse in St. Louis is shown in this June 3, 2011, file photo. The courthouse is the main office of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, as well as the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. (AP/Jeff Roberson)
The federal courthouse in St. Louis is shown in this June 3, 2011, file photo. The courthouse is the main office of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, as well as the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. (AP/Jeff Roberson)


The full panel of judges from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, at the request of state Attorney General Tim Griffin, have agreed to review an Arkansas law banning transgender health care for minors that was overturned earlier this year in a district court, a Friday court order states.

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