Bloomberg Law SCOTUS Hands Trump Loss on Transgender Rights & Tesla/SpaceX Merger
Oct 22, 2026
Suzanne Goldberg, a Columbia Law professor specializing in gender and sexuality law, examines the Supreme Court’s transgender-rights ruling involving incarcerated people, prison transfers and medical care. Eric Talley, a Columbia business law scholar, explores the SEC’s shift toward one-commissioner control, enforcement uncertainty and the possible Tesla-SpaceX merger, including shareholder, corporate-governance and global regulatory hurdles.
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Courts Weigh Individualized Prison Transfers
- The administration pursued transfers of transgender women to men’s prisons, creating litigation over individualized placement decisions.
- One lower court protected 14 women after a circuit court rejected a blanket injunction.
Stopping Hormones Creates Medical And Psychological Harm
- Abruptly stopping hormone treatment can cause physical harm and intensify gender dysphoria.
- The affected prisoners included people who had received federal treatment for decades, making the policy change especially disruptive.
The SEC Is Becoming A Two-Member Commission
- The SEC is shrinking from a five-member bipartisan commission to two Republican members.
- That staffing gap threatens both democratic legitimacy and the agency’s ability to conduct ordinary business.