A Federal Judge Blocked Trump’s Attempt to Seize Trans Youth Patient Records
The Trump administration demanded patient and family records from a Rhode Island hospital providing gender-affirming care to minors. The court blocked the attempt.
The Trump administration did not ask for a narrow set of documents from a Rhode Island hospital. It demanded a blueprint of trans families’ private lives.
That is what matters most in this case.
According to the subpoena challenged in federal court, the Justice Department sought birthdates, Social Security numbers, home addresses, intake forms, guardian a…
