Coe, et. al. v. Blanche, et. al.
Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a federal class action lawsuit challenging the U.S. Attorney General’s and U.S. Department of Justice’s efforts to compel healthcare institutions in New York City, including NYU Langone Hospitals, to hand over the identities and sensitive health information of transgender youth who received gender-affirming medical care between 2020 and 2026.
The case is filed as a class action such that, if certified, the plaintiffs would represent a class of all people who received any medical treatment for gender dysphoria while they were under eighteen years of age, from January 1, 2020, through May 5, 2026, at a healthcare institution located in New York City that has received a grand jury subpoena like that received by NYU Langone.
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- June 2, 2026: A federal class action lawsuit on behalf of transgender youth and young adults, is filed challenging DOJ grand jury subpoenas demanding patients’ identities and sensitive health records from New York City hospitals, including NYU Langone.
- June 2, 2026: Plaintiffs ask the court to immediately block DOJ from seeking (and NYU Langone from disclosing) the identities and sensitive health information of all minor patients who had sought gender affirming medical care from NYC-based hospitals before the June 10 subpoena response deadline.
- June 4, 2026: DOJ agrees that no healthcare institution in New York City shall be required to produce or disclose materials covered by the lawsuit before June 24, 2026. The court schedules a hearing for June 23, 2026.
- June 24, 2026: The court issues a temporary restraining order blocking DOJ from obtaining the identities and sensitive health information of any patient who received gender-affirming medical care at NYC healthcare institutions while they were under eighteen years old, from January 1, 2020, through May 5, 2026. Because this is only a temporary order, the court process will continue and there may be appeals along the way.
- July 6, 2026: A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction and further blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to learn identities and seize medical information of trans youth who accessed gender-affirming medical care in New York City.
Joint Letter Motion and Stipulation (06/4/2026)
Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification (06/2/2026)
Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification (06/2/2026)
Declaration of Caroline Coe (06/2/2026)
Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (06/2/2026)
Declaration of Karen L. Loewy (06/2/2026)
Declaration of Riley Roe (06/2/2026)
Declaration of Jay Doe (06/2/2026)
