Appeals court revives DOJ subpoena for child transgender drug provider

A federal appeals court revived the Justice Department‘s subpoena on Friday for records from QueerDoc, a telehealth provider that offers services including transgender procedures for children, handing the Trump administration a victory in its push to investigate providers of transgender medical care for children.

In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit said a Seattle federal judge erred by finding the subpoena had been issued in bad faith and was meant to pressure QueerDoc to stop providing so-called “gender-affirming” care.