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A federal judge in Manhattan has temporarily blocked federal prosecutors based in Texas from obtaining the medical records of transgender patients treated at New York hospitals, ruling the subpoenas unconstitutional.
Judge Katherine Polk Failla issued the order on Wednesday, one day after hearing oral arguments in the case.
She characterized the government's effort as an attempt to "demonize and eradicate an entire population of transgender" people.
What a Federal Subpoena in a Criminal Probe Means A criminal subpoena compels a third party — here, New York hospitals — to hand over documents to federal prosecutors.
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