Judge: Transgender Inmates’ Expert May Testify In Suit Against State Officials

Mealey's (February 8, 2021, 2:09 PM EST) -- EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — An Illinois federal judge on Feb. 4 denied a motion filed by officials from the state Department of Corrections to exclude expert testimony in a class action filed by transgender incarcerated women who allege that they suffer a risk of serious harm due to inadequate evaluation and treatment of gender dysphoria....