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When people take their children to the doctor, they trust that their kids' sensitive health information will be kept private. But as part of his all-out assault on the rights of trans people, President Trump wants to get his hands on the medical records of young people who've received gender-affirming care in New York.

In May, Trump's Department of Justice sent subpoenas to New York City hospitals demanding they turn over the identities and sensitive health information of any young patient who received medical treatment for gender dysphoria. The subpoenas are part of a broader effort by the White House to frighten health facilities away from providing life-saving gender-affirming care.

The NYCLU, ACLU, and Lambda Legal sued to block the DOJ from accessing this health information. This month, a federal judge sided with us, preventing Trump from seizing these records.

Trans youth deserve to have their fundamental privacy protected, and they must have access to the care they need. The Trump administration is trying to bully trans young people and scare families, but we helped put a stop to these tactics in New York.

This is just one of our recent victories. Here are a few more of our fights in court.

Saying "No" to Anti-Protest Zones in Nassau

After Long Island's Nassau County passed an anti-speech "buffer zone" law that makes it a crime to protest within 35 and up to 100 feet of a place of worship, we sued to stop it. This month, a federal judge agreed with us and blocked the law from being enforced.

This ruling should put lawmakers across the state on high alert: unjustified, unnecessary buffer zones that muffle speech are illegal, and won't hold up in court.

Suing to Stop Mass Surveillance in Westchester

If you've driven in Westchester County over the past two years, your trip is likely part of a vast database of vehicle recordings taken by hundreds of Westchester County Police Department license plate readers. We went to court last month to end the Department's harmful and unjustified mass surveillance.

Securing the Right to a Jury of Our Peers

New York bans anyone convicted of a felony from serving on a jury for life. Because of our racist criminal legal system, this law has a disproportionate impact on Black New Yorkers. In fact, the law bars close to a quarter of Black New Yorkers in Manhattan from serving on a jury.

We previously sued to overturn this law, which reduces jury diversity, compromises the quality of jury deliberations, and erodes public confidence in the fairness of the jury system. This month, we filed an appeal in our case to the federal appeals court to secure the promise of a jury of our peers for all New Yorkers.

SCOTUS Deals Another Blow to Trans Athletes

The Supreme Court ruled that state laws banning transgender girls from participating in girls' school sports can stand. But as devastating as this decision is, New York still has laws to protect trans people from discrimination which this new ruling doesn’t touch.

That's why we're in court to strike down Nassau County's trans sports ban, which illegally bars trans women and girls from using county-run athletic facilities. We're proud to fight alongside the Roller Rebels roller derby team to show that trans women and girls have every right to play sports, just like the rest of us.

These victories and ongoing struggles are possible because of supporters like you. Thank you for sticking with us in court.

NYCLU

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