Title: Another federal judge rejects DOJ attempt to get health care records of trans youth patients. Link To: Article Author: John Gallagher
Date: 26 December 2025
Brief summary of the articleOn Christmas Eve a federal judge gave the Trump administration a big lump of coal by blocking the DOJ subpoena for trans youth medical records at UPMC, calling it ill intent. Judge Cathy Bissoon joined at least three other judges who have rejected the effort, while a separate HHS move to cut funding is being challenged by nineteen states.
Main Points of the Article"U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon blocked the Department of Justice's subpoena for the personal health care information of minors receiving gender-affirming care at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)."
"This Court joins the others in finding that the government's demand for deeply private and personal patient information carries more than a whiff of ill-intent."
"This is apparent from its rhetoric."
"The Court is uncertain whether the general public is aware of how broad the government's campaign is against transgender people."
"Bissoon rejected the timeliness argument in particular as 'disingenuous.'"
"Bissoon noted that the DOJ's change came 'in the face of its mounting losses' and rejected the request."
"'The government's diktat, moreover, flies in the face of the Supreme Court's decision in Skrmetti.'"
"Meantime, the day before Bissoon's ruling, nineteen states sued to block the Department of Health and Human Services announcement of a proposed rule to end all federal funding for any hospital in the United States that provides gender-affirming care to minors."
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