A federal judge blocked prosecutors from forcing a Rhode Island hospital to turn over records related to gender treatments for minors who identify as transgender.
U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy quashed the subpoena, which targeted Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.
“Specifically, the Court determines that DOJ’s request for intimate medical details from one of this country’s most vulnerable populations constitutes a drastic overreach of its investigative authority,” McElroy wrote.
She criticized the Justice Department, accusing federal prosecutors of misrepresenting and withholding information and engaging in forum shopping to seek a politically friendly court.
The DOJ didn’t immediately respond to a request seeking comment….