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

A federal judge in New York temporarily blocked Texas prosecutors from accessing medical records of transgender patients treated at New York hospitals, calling the government's efforts unconstitutional and part of an improper campaign to 'demonize and eradicate' transgender people. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by minors, parents, and adults who received gender-affirming care, with the Justice Department seeking records as part of a drug 'misbranding' probe.