US Judge Blocks Justice Department Bid for Rhode Island Hospital Transgender Care Records
- 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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Federal judge slams DOJ’s attempt to intimidate gender-affirming hospital
A federal judge has slammed Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) as “untrustworthy” in a ruling preventing it from acquiring information on transgender minors receiving gender-affirming care from Rhode Island’s largest hospital. The ruling joins at least seven other similar federal court rulings against civil subpoenas the DOJ sent last year to over 20 providers of gender-affirming care nationwide. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy rejected the DO…
Judge Blocks DOJ's Demand for Hospital's Records of Trans Kids
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