July 10, 2026 2:28 PM ET A federal appeals court recently ruled that Florida can crack down on “deception” surrounding the safety of “mutilating” procedures on children. Republican Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier successfully appealed a Chicago-based panel’s June 22 ruling that blocked Florida from pursuing a claim against the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for allegedly misleading the public on child sex-changes, Reuters reported Wednesday. (RELATED: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier Puts Homeowners’ Association On Notice Over Gun Ban)Uthmeier’s office and the AAP did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment. “CA7 [7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals] saw right through the Chicago-based district court’s attempt to stop our lawsuit