politics
Appeals court revives DOJ subpoena for child transgender drug provider
A federal appeals court revived the Justice Department‘s subpoena on Friday for records from QueerDoc, a telehealth provider that offers services including transgender procedures for children, handing the Trump administration a victory in its push to investigate providers of transgender medical care for children.
TL;DR
- A federal appeals court revived the Justice Department's subpoena for records from QueerDoc.
- QueerDoc is a telehealth provider offering services including transgender procedures for children.
- The ruling handed the Trump administration a victory in its investigation of providers of transgender medical care for children.
- The appeals court stated a Seattle federal judge erred in finding the subpoena was issued in bad faith.
- The case was returned to the district court to consider arguments about the subpoena being overly broad and an undue burden.