D.D.C. preliminarily enjoins FTC investigative demands, finding "extensive evidence of animus"

In Endocrine Society v. FTC and WPATH v. FTC, Chief Judge Boasberg grants preliminary injunctions (rulings reported May 7–8, 2026) blocking the FTC's January 2026 civil investigative demands. The court finds "extensive evidence of animus" and "wafer-thin justifications," citing executive orders labeling gender identity a "false ideology," Chair Ferguson's pledge to "fight back against the trans agenda," and the FTC's anti-gender-affirming-care workshop; it concludes the CIDs were retaliatory and designed to chill protected speech. (see also sections 8, 10)