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DOJ Grants $25K Bonuses, Courts Block Trans Youth Records

5/7/2026

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The Justice Department announced $25,000 bonuses for attorneys investigating youth transgender treatments.
It also offers $60-$220 retention incentives as attorney numbers fell from about 10,000 to 5,500 after the prior administration, prompting a recruitment drive.
A judge denied the department’s request to stay an injunction barring funding for gender-affirming care to minors, while courts in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island blocked the department’s effort to obtain transgender youths’ medical records.

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The Justice Department announced $25,000 bonuses for attorneys investigating youth transgender treatments.
It also offers $60-$220 retention incentives as attorney numbers fell from about 10,000 to 5,500 after the prior administration, prompting a recruitment drive.
A judge denied the department’s request to stay an injunction barring funding for gender-affirming care to minors, while courts in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island blocked the department’s effort to obtain transgender youths’ medical records.