May 14, 2026
A Rhode Island federal judge has barred the U.S. Department of Justice from seeking or receiving gender-affirming care medical records from Rhode Island Hospital, chiding the DOJ's "drastic overreach" into the informational privacy of children who are the subject of the records.
May 12, 2026
A Rhode Island federal judge indicated Tuesday she's likely to quash a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking to obtain gender-affirming care medical records from Rhode Island Hospital, saying the DOJ was playing "dirty pool" by filing a motion to enforce the subpoena in another jurisdiction.