Administrative Subpoena – Private Medical Records of Minors

  • Filed: May 4, 2026
  • Status: Active
  • Court: U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island
  • Latest Update: May 14, 2026
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Summary

Attorneys for the Lawyers’ Committee for Rhode Island (LCRI) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island (ACLU) filed an emergency motion to quash a subpoena issued by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking the sensitive private medical records of minor patients who have received medical treatment for gender dysphoria at Rhode Island Hospital.

Case name: In the Matter of Administrative Subpoena 25-1431-032
Civil action number: 4:26-MC-00006-O

Case Number:
1:26-mc-00007
Attorney(s):
Lynette Labinger (ACLU of RI Cooperating attorney); Kevin Love Hubbard, Amy Romero, Miriam Weizenbaum (Lawyers' Committee for RI); Paul Wolfson, Pooja Boisture, Robin Thurston (Democracy Forward)
Partner Organizations:
Lawyers' Committee for Rhode Island

Documents

News & Commentary

May 19, 2026

Emergency Motion Filed to Prevent the Release of Private Medical Records of Minors Receiving Medical Care at RI Hospital

Rhode Island’s Child Advocate filed an emergency motion this morning in the federal appeals court

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May 13, 2026

Judge Upholds Children’s Privacy Rights, Quashes Department of Justice Subpoena of R.I. Hospital Records

“DOJ’s request for intimate medical details from one of this country’s most vulnerable populations constitutes a drastic overreach of its investigative authority.”

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May 04, 2026

Child Advocate Seeks to Block Federal Government Subpoena for Private Medical Records of Minors

Subpoena called an “unprecedented intrusion” into private medical information of children

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