The Montana State Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law barring gender-affirming care for transgender youth will remain temporarily blocked.

Now that the state’s appeal of the preliminary injunction, which has been in place since September 2023, has been resolved, the full case will continue to trial in Missoula County District Court to determine whether Senate Bill 99 is unconstitutional.

The Montana Supreme Court has issued a ruling today (Wednesday, Dec. 11) declaring that SB 99, a 2023 Montana law that categorically bans life-saving gender-affirming care for transgender youth, is unconstitutional under the Montana state constitution’s privacy clause.

The Montana Supreme Court is continuing to block a law that sought to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors while it goes through the courts

The Montana Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling that temporarily blocked a state law prohibiting transition-related health care for transgender minors.

The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Missoula judge’s decision to temporarily block the state’s 2023 law that bans certain medical treatments for transgender minors.

The state's justices agreed with a lower court judge who found the law likely violates the state's constitutional right to privacy.

Montana Supreme Court upholds a lower court ruling that allows minors to receive gender-affirming medical care