U.S. Judges Block DOJ Access to Transgender Minors' Medical Records

A New York state judge issued a temporary injunction that bars the Department of Justice from obtaining medical records of minors who received gender‑affirming procedures at federally funded hospitals. The ruling was described by consumer‑rights groups as a response to “woke policies,” while medical watchdogs called it “troubling.”

Separately, a federal judge in California granted a preliminary injunction preventing the DOJ from obtaining the identities and records of transgender minors treated at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. Judge P. Casey Pitts called the subpoena a “bad‑faith campaign to intimidate hospitals” and said it would cause “obvious harm.” Both orders protect thousands of patients, citing privacy rights and the lack of any relevant federal offense. The subpoenas stem from a 2025 Trump administration directive aimed at ending gender‑transition care for minors, which the DOJ is pursuing through a Texas grand jury investigation.