Courts blocked DOJ efforts to obtain minors' gender-care medical records
Recent rulings in New York and California stopped Justice Department subpoenas seeking identifying health records for minors who received gender-affirming care, raising live privacy, health-records and prosecutorial-oversight questions. (sources: oag.ca.gov, www.beckershospitalreview.com, www.justsecurity.org, nyulangone.org)
Judges have extended blocks on DOJ subpoenas for identifying records of minors who received gender-affirming care. The injunctions were issued in New York and California.
- Judge Katherine Polk Failla converted an order regarding NYU Langone's records into a preliminary injunction on July 6.
- Injunctions in New York and California prevent the DOJ from accessing identifying records of minors who received gender-affirming care.
Why it matters
The rulings reflect ongoing legal debates surrounding access to medical records in cases involving minors and gender-affirming care.
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