DOJ lawyers could face discipline over handling of transgender care probe
Summary
A federal judge in Rhode Island has referred Justice Department lawyers for possible discipline after finding they misled the court and withheld information during an investigation into medical care for transgender youth at Rhode Island Hospital. The judge criticized the Justice Department’s handling of a subpoena seeking sensitive patient records and questioned their honesty and fairness in the case.Key Facts
- U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy, appointed by President Trump, quashed a subpoena requesting medical records of transgender minors at Rhode Island Hospital.
- The judge said the subpoena lacked proper legal purpose and was issued in bad faith.
- She accused Justice Department lawyers of lying under oath and hiding information from her court and a Texas federal court.
- The Justice Department tried to enforce the subpoena through a Texas court after Rhode Island Hospital resisted.
- The Texas court ordered the hospital to comply, but the hospital appealed.
- The judge said a Justice Department lawyer falsely claimed the hospital stopped communicating, but hospital staff had responded.
- The Justice Department’s Civil Division denied the accusations and said their review found no wrongdoing.
- The judge described the behavior of the Justice Department lawyers as harmful to trust in the legal system.
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