Justice Department fights Alabama’s anti-trans health care law

Jodi Womack holds a sign that reads "We Love Our Trans Youth" during a rally at the Alabama State House, in Montgomery, Al., on March 30, 2021. (Photo: Julie Bennett / Getty Images file)

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday challenging a new Alabama law that criminalizes certain medical care for transgender children, marking the first time the agency has sued a state over restrictions on gender-affirming care.

The complaint, filed in…