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Judge Orders Rhode Island Hospital to Release Gender-Affirming Records

5/2/2026

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Justice Department filed a petition to enforce a 2025 subpoena, signed by Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate, seeking Rhode Island Hospital’s pediatric gender-affirming treatment records.
U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor ordered the hospital to comply with the subpoena in Fort Worth, Texas.
Rhode Island Hospital, part of Brown University Health, provided a six-page response and did not move to quash, leaving the case pending in the Northern District of Texas.

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Justice Department filed a petition to enforce a 2025 subpoena, signed by Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate, seeking Rhode Island Hospital’s pediatric gender-affirming treatment records.
U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor ordered the hospital to comply with the subpoena in Fort Worth, Texas.
Rhode Island Hospital, part of Brown University Health, provided a six-page response and did not move to quash, leaving the case pending in the Northern District of Texas.