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Judge Blocks DOJ Subpoena, Third Transgender Records Halt

7/3/2026

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District Judge P. Casey Pitts blocked the Justice Department from obtaining transgender-minor records at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford.
The ruling is the third time a federal judge has halted a Justice Department grand-jury subpoena from the Northern District of Texas targeting transgender-care records, which would violate privacy rights.
Plaintiffs’ lawyer Shannon Minter praised the decision as relief for families; Justice Department declined comment and the hospital has not responded.

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District Judge P. Casey Pitts blocked the Justice Department from obtaining transgender-minor records at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford.
The ruling is the third time a federal judge has halted a Justice Department grand-jury subpoena from the Northern District of Texas targeting transgender-care records, which would violate privacy rights.
Plaintiffs’ lawyer Shannon Minter praised the decision as relief for families; Justice Department declined comment and the hospital has not responded.