US Judge Blocks Justice Department Bid for Rhode Island Hospital Transgender Care Records
The judge said the subpoena was too broad and could expose minors’ private medical records, while families warned of months of redaction work and millions in costs.
- On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy blocked the Department of Justice's subpoena demanding confidential records from Rhode Island Hospital regarding gender-affirming care for minors, citing the agency's unsettling and untrustworthy tactics.
- Assistant U.S. Attorney Brantley Mayers claimed the DOJ is investigating potential "misbranding" and "financial incentives" for doctors prescribing puberty blockers, yet McElroy dismissed the 15-demand subpoena as a "fishing expedition" based on a "hunch."
- McElroy criticized the DOJ for "shopping" the case to a Texas judge to enforce a Rhode Island subpoena, stating "That is dirty pool in my opinion" after prosecutors failed to disclose relevant information to the Texas court.
- Earlier this week, 11 families filed a class-action lawsuit to block the DOJ from obtaining similar documents, while NYU Langone Health disclosed receiving a separate grand jury subpoena from prosecutors in Northern Texas.
- These actions reflect the Trump administration's broader campaign against gender-affirming care, which President Donald Trump previously described as a "dangerous trend," while McElroy warned the DOJ has proven unworthy of the trust to exercise its power fairly.
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A federal judge blocked prosecutors from forcing a Rhode Island hospital to turn over records related to gender treatments for minors who identify as transgender. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy quashed the subpoena, which targeted Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. “Specifically, the Court determines that DOJ’s request for intimate medical details from one of this country’s most vulnerable populations constitutes a drastic overreach of its i…
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RI federal judge voids DOJ subpoena for trans youth medical records
Rhode Island Child Advocate Katelyn Medeiros, center, leaves U.S. District Court in Providence after a Tuesday, May 12, 2026, hearing on her office’s motion to quash a federal subpoena seeking Rhode Island Hospital records tied to transgender minors’ medical care. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy on Wednesday night nullified a U.S. Department of Justice subpoena seeking roughly six years’ worth of …
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