Federal judge blocks Trump administration subpoenas for transgender patients' medical records at New York hospitals.
District Judge Katherine Polk Failla issued a temporary restraining order blocking DOJ subpoenas seeking medical records of transgender minors from New York hospitals. The subpoenas originated from a grand jury in the Northern District of Texas. A follow-up hearing is scheduled for July 8, 2026 to consider a preliminary injunction.
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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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Al Jazeera emphasizes the judge's view that the administration seeks to eradicate an entire population, while Mother Jones stresses the DOJ's disastrous showing in the courts and quotes advocates calling it mafia-type behavior.
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“US judge blocks Trump subpoenas into transgender care at New York hospitals”
“Prosecutors Can't Demand New York Trans Kids' Medical Records, Judge Says”
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