evidence: Federal judge blocks the country's first ban on gender-affirming care for minors A federal judge has permanently struck down the country's first law banning gender-affirming care for minors, signaling a victory for LGBTQ advocates. [...] KELLY: Hi. So this case goes back to 2021. That is when lawmakers in Arkansas passed the nation's first-ever ban on gender-affirming health care for minors. Just walk me briefly through how it's ended up in federal court.