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FIELDS v. SMITH

Nos. 10-2339, 10-2466.

653 F.3d 550 (2011)

Andrea FIELDS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. Judy P. SMITH, et al., Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 5, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Knight (argued), Attorney, Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU, Inc., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Abigail C.S. Potts (argued), J.B. Van Hollen , Attorneys, Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before ROVNER and WOOD, Circuit Judges, and GOTTSCHALL, District Judge.

GOTTSCHALL, District Judge.

In this appeal, we are asked to review the decision of the district court invalidating a Wisconsin state statute which prohibits the Wisconsin Department of Corrections ("DOC") from providing transgender inmates with certain medical treatments.1 The Inmate Sex Change Prevention Act ("Act 105") provides in relevant part:

(a) In this subsection: 1. "Hormonal therapy" means the use of hormones...

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