- A divided 9th Circuit ruled the president can steer DOJ enforcement toward ending gender-affirming care and revived a subpoena against telemedicine provider QueerDoc, sending the case back to district court.
- The subpoena seeks personnel, billing and patient records related to puberty blockers and hormone therapy as part of a DOJ investigation; QueerDoc and the ACLU say they'll keep fighting, calling it overbroad and a threat to confidential care.
- The ruling fuels a national debate: the administration calls the treatments' long-term effects "uncertain" and is moving to restrict funding, while major medical groups say gender-affirming care is important for youth with gender dysphoria.
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