On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued more than 20 subpoenas to physicians and clinics (the “Providers”) who provide gender-affirming care to transgender youth. According to the...more
7/14/2025
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On February 19, 2025, President Trump issued a new Executive Order, entitled “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders,” declaring his administration’s intent to uphold Public Law 104-193 entitled “Personal...more
3/3/2025
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On January 28, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14187, directed at limiting gender-affirming care provided to children and teenagers under the age of nineteen, alerting that the federal government “will not fund,...more
2/17/2025
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The Trump Administration’s flurry of executive orders directing the implementation of immigration policy objectives to carry out the “largest domestic deportation operation in American history” has many hospitals and other...more
2/3/2025
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The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear South Carolina’s challenge to the Fourth Circuit’s decision blocking South Carolina’s Medicaid program from ending its provider agreement with Planned Parenthood. The dispute arises from...more
1/2/2025
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On April 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights announced its final rule entitled “HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy” (the “Reproductive Health Care...more
On August 23, 2024, an Ohio state court issued a preliminary injunction in Preterm-Cleveland et al. v. Dave Yost et al., No. 24-cv-02634, staying the enforcement of multiple Ohio civil and criminal abortion-related statutes....more
Last week, the Kansas Supreme Court issued two decisions striking down a series of state anti-abortion laws passed by the Kansas Legislature. The first case challenged S.B. 95, a bill enacted by the Legislature in 2015...more