DOJ issues criminal subpoena to NYU Langone Health for private trans youth medical records
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas issued a criminal subpoena to NYU Langone Health, one of New York City's largest hospital systems, demanding private medical records of transgender minors who received gender-affirming care from 2020 onward — including patient identities, provider information, and whether the hospital codes gender-affirming procedures under alternative names — despite HIPAA protections. Three trans minors and two trans adults who were minors during their care, represented by the ACLU, NYCLU, and Lambda Legal, filed suit to block the disclosure; New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Law Department filed an amicus brief in their support on June 13, 2026. The subpoena is part of a coordinated multi-state DOJ effort targeting more than 20 hospital systems; federal courts in Rhode Island, Maryland, and California have already blocked similar demands.