Katherine Polk Failla

A federal judge temporarily blocked Texas prosecutors from accessing transgender patient medical records at New York hospitals, citing unconstitutional government overreach and violations of privacy. The ruling, in a lawsuit filed by minors and families receiving gender-affirming care, criticized the Justice Department's criminal probe into FDA drug misbranding as an improper effort to target transgender individuals.

A judge temporarily blocked Texas federal prosecutors from accessing medical records of transgender patients treated at New York hospitals, citing the government's unconstitutional effort to 'demonize and eradicate' transgender people. The ruling followed oral arguments in Manhattan, where the judge criticized the pursuit of sensitive records from a 'uniquely vulnerable group' over six years.

A federal judge in New York temporarily blocked Texas prosecutors from accessing medical records of transgender patients treated at New York hospitals, calling the government's efforts unconstitutional and part of an improper campaign to 'demonize and eradicate' transgender people. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by minors, parents, and adults who received gender-affirming care, with the Justice Department seeking records as part of a drug 'misbranding' probe.

A former Taliban commander was sentenced to 42 years in prison for providing support leading to the deaths of three U.S. soldiers and kidnapping a journalist. The defendant admitted to supplying weapons to the Taliban between 2007 and 2009 and apologized for his role in the 2008 abduction of David Rohde and others.

A former Taliban commander was sentenced to 42 years in prison for kidnapping a journalist and providing material support to the Taliban that led to U.S. soldiers' deaths. The sentencing followed a guilty plea in 2025 for terrorism-related charges and hostage-taking.

Paul Jorgensen, former Chief Revenue Officer of Doximity, was sentenced to 26 months in prison for securities fraud related to insider trading in Doximity stock. The case was handled by U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton and U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla.