Judge temporarily blocks subpoenas in criminal probe of transgender care at New York hospitals

A federal judge in the Southern District of New York, Katherine Polk Failla, has issued a temporary restraining order on Wednesday. This ruling blocks Justice Department (DOJ) prosecutors from Texas from accessing medical records of transgender patients treated at New York City hospitals. The decision prevents the Trump administration from obtaining these subpoenas as part of a criminal probe into transgender care, granting the plaintiffs' request to protect patient confidentiality during the ongoing legal proceedings.