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RI Child Advocate Blocks DOJ Subpoena for Trans Youth Records

5/6/2026

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Rhode Island’s Office of Child Advocate filed an emergency motion to block a subpoena for trans-youth records.
The U.S. Department of Justice seeks identities and histories of minors who received gender-affirming care at Rhode Island Hospital.
Child Advocate Katelyn Medeiros warned that releasing the records would breach privacy protections and humiliate the children.
Federal judges in Maryland and Pennsylvania have already blocked similar subpoenas targeting children’s hospitals.

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Rhode Island’s Office of Child Advocate filed an emergency motion to block a subpoena for trans-youth records.
The U.S. Department of Justice seeks identities and histories of minors who received gender-affirming care at Rhode Island Hospital.
Child Advocate Katelyn Medeiros warned that releasing the records would breach privacy protections and humiliate the children.
Federal judges in Maryland and Pennsylvania have already blocked similar subpoenas targeting children’s hospitals.