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Breaking: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena
Chris Geidner
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
On Wednesday, a federal judge in Pittsburgh blocked parts of the Justice Department’s invasive subpoena seeking personally identifiable information about those minor transgender patients at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center who are or have received gender-affirming medical care.
Breaking: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
www.lawdork.com
10:14 AM · Dec 25, 2025
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
On Wednesday, a federal judge in Pittsburgh blocked parts of the Justice Department’s invasive subpoena seeking personally identifiable information about those minor transgender patients at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center who are or have received gender-affirming medical care.
Breaking: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
www.lawdork.com
10:14 AM · Dec 25, 2025
On Wednesday, a federal judge in Pittsburgh blocked parts of the Justice Department’s invasive subpoena seeking personally identifiable information about those minor transgender patients at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center who are or have received gender-affirming medical care.
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2025-12-25T15:14:35.509Z
Breaking: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
Chris Geidner
Dec 25, 2025
On Wednesday, a federal judge in Pittsburgh blocked parts of the Justice Department’s invasive subpoena seeking personally identifiable information about those minor transgender patients at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center who are or have received gender-affirming medical care.
U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon joined at least four other judges in ruling against the Justice Department’s unusual requests — and is the first known judge to do so in a case brought by the current and former patients.
Bissoon, an Obama appointee, noted that “no reported federal decision has ruled in the government’s favor“ in challenges to the subpoenas before joining with those judges in quashing the requests for personally identifiable information of patients
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The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
Chris Geidner
Dec 25, 2025
On Wednesday, a federal judge in Pittsburgh blocked parts of the Justice Department’s invasive subpoena seeking personally identifiable information about those minor transgender patients at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center who are or have received gender-affirming medical care.
U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon joined at least four other judges in ruling against the Justice Department’s unusual requests — and is the first known judge to do so in a case brought by the current and former patients.
Bissoon, an Obama appointee, noted that “no reported federal decision has ruled in the government’s favor“ in challenges to the subpoenas before joining with those judges in quashing the requests for personally identifiable information of patients
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