Ninth Circuit revives DOJ subpoena to QueerDoc
- Date
- Actor
- DOJ (appellant); U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Agency
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Type
- Enforcement/investigation
- Section
- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Summary
Reversing the Western District of Washington's quash order, a Ninth Circuit panel revived DOJ's administrative subpoena to QueerDoc, a telehealth provider of gender-affirming care, with Judge Carlos Bea writing that the goal of ending gender-affirming care "is not in and of itself an 'improper' policy objective." The ruling is the administration's first appellate win in the provider-subpoena campaign and creates leverage against the adverse district-court rulings elsewhere.
Status
Subpoena revived on remand as of Aug. 14, 2026; tension with First/Second Circuit appeals still pending.
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