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Court Battles Over Youth Medical Privacy
Coverage from ACLU, The Providence Journal, and others
Federal and state court disputes are blocking Justice Department efforts to obtain minors' medical records from hospitals, with judges repeatedly citing privacy limits, improper subpoena use, and constitutional protections for sensitive health information.
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06/28/2026
The dispute has broadened beyond Rhode Island and Texas into New York, where a federal judge temporarily blocked DOJ access to NYU Langone records. This turns the conflict into a multi-state pattern of judicial resistance to the subpoena strategy.
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