Appeals court sides with Trump in fight over subpoena of gender-affirming care.

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Title: Appeals court sides with Trump in fight over subpoena of gender-affirming care provider
Link To: Article 🔗 [Link: apnews.com/article/187b7bea5f839146cffc45f206e51403/]
Author: SUDHIN THANAWALA
Date: Fri Aug 14 20:25:43 2026 UTC
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Brief summary of the article
A divided federal appeals court ruled that President Donald Trump's goal of ending gender-affirming care could not be used to quash a Justice Department subpoena against QueerDoc, a provider of care for transgender youth. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling and sent the case back for consideration of other arguments against the subpoena.
Main Points of the Article
"President Donald Trump's goal of ending gender-affirming care is not improper and cannot be the basis for quashing a subpoena issued by the Justice Department against a provider of medical treatment for transgender youth, a divided federal appeals court ruled Friday."

"The Justice Department announced last year that it had issued more than 20 subpoenas to doctors and clinics that provide gender-affirming care as part of an effort to investigate healthcare fraud."

"In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the efficacy and long-term risks of the treatments are "uncertain," and the president has the power to align the Justice Department's enforcement priorities with his broader policy goals."

"Bea, a nominee of Republican President George W. Bush, was joined in the opinion by Daniel Bress, a Trump nominee. They reversed a ruling that quashed the subpoena against telemedicine provider QueerDoc, sending the case back to the district court to consider other arguments."

"The subpoena seeks QueerDoc's personnel files, billing documents, communications with drug manufacturers and records of patients who were prescribed puberty blockers or hormone therapy, among other information, according to the 9th Circuit decision."

"American Civil Liberties Union attorney Adrien Leavitt, who represented Washington state-based QueerDoc, said the ACLU would continue fighting the subpoena in district court."
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