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Families Challenge DOJ Efforts to Obtain Transgender Minors’ Medical Records
U.S. Department of Justice · Medical records related to gender-affirming care for transgender minors · Ongoing Litigation
About this case
Families of transgender minors and LGBTQ+ legal advocates brought a proposed class action against the U.S. Department of Justice, alleging that subpoenas seeking sensitive medical records related to gender-affirming care unlawfully threaten patient privacy. The judge denied nationwide class certification but reaffirmed an earlier order quashing a subpoena issued to Children’s National Hospital; the current procedural stage is ongoing litigation.
Case overview
- Defendant company
- U.S. Department of Justice
- Product or service
- Medical records related to gender-affirming care for transgender minors
- Court case number
- 8:26-cv-01834-JRR
- Case status
- Ongoing Litigation
- Lawsuit type
- Privacy
- Reported harm
- Privacy Security
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- Families Challenge DOJ Efforts to Obtain Transgender Minors’ Medical Records
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