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Judge Blocks DOJ Subpoena Targeting Trans Youth Records

6/11/2026

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U.S. District Judge Julie Rubin blocked the Justice Department’s subpoena to Children’s National Hospital and denied a class-action certification.
The subpoena was part of over 20 investigations launched after President Donald Trump’s 2025 executive order ending support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
At least seven district judges, including Rubin, have quashed similar subpoenas, while eleven families represented by LGBTQ rights groups will seek tactics to protect transgender minors’ records.

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U.S. District Judge Julie Rubin blocked the Justice Department’s subpoena to Children’s National Hospital and denied a class-action certification.
The subpoena was part of over 20 investigations launched after President Donald Trump’s 2025 executive order ending support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
At least seven district judges, including Rubin, have quashed similar subpoenas, while eleven families represented by LGBTQ rights groups will seek tactics to protect transgender minors’ records.