Judge Blocks Subpoena for Transgender Youth Medical Records

A federal judge said the DOJ’s request was a ‘drastic overreach of its investigative authority.’

People protest as the Supreme Court hears a case over banning gender procedures for minors in Washington on Dec. 4, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

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.