Show-Me 'Gender Clinic' Legal Records Fight

Here's today's Missouri dust-up and legal battle over paper work and big picture culture war.

Check the basics . . . 

"In the lawsuit, Washington University is asking Judge Jason Sengheiser to determine if Bailey’s civil investigative demands are legal and to what extent in order to modify Bailey’s request, noting that the Merchandising Practices Act pertains to false advertising “in connection with the sale or advertisement of any merchandise in trade or commerce or the solicitation of any funds for any charitable purpose.”

"Washington University’s attorney, James Bennett, wrote in the lawsuit that the university has turned over documents related to advertising but argued that patient care is outside of the MMPA’s bounds."

Conservative take . . .

"Bailey's office told the Washington Examiner that it had an agreement from the university to hand over documents prior to the new legal action and said it now has reason to believe the Biden administration is interfering in the case by pressuring the university not to hand over documents or comply under the theory that requesting patient records violates the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. "

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Wash U alleges Missouri AG illegally sought patient records from transgender center * Missouri Independent

Washington University argues in a lawsuit filed Monday that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is demanding protected medical records.

Embattled St. Louis gender clinic sues Missouri attorney general over patient records request

Washington University in St. Louis, home to a transgender center that is under investigation by the state, is challenging the authority of Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a Republican, to access patient records as part of his inquiry.

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