The Department of Justice is trying to block Biden appointee Dr. Rachel Levine from litigation discovery relating to Alabama's ban on sex change bans for children.
"It is not hyperbole to say that Admiral Levine is the leading public-facing official in the United States government when it comes to transitioning treatments for minors," the AG said in a court filing. It proceeded to mention how Levine"routinely endorses puberty blockers and" for minors, lectures physicians discussing the treatments, and oversees the division at HHS that published the federal guidance endorsing sex changes for minors.
"So if one were putting together a list of potential custodians at HHS concerning transitioning treatment for minors, Levine would be at the top. Levine obviously has communications and documents relevant to this litigation. Yet when Defendants requested that Levine be made a custodian, the United States refused," the AG said. , and offered Levine's former subordinate instead for discovery and also offered a FOIA response with unrelated search terms, the filing continued.
"The United States protested that Admiral Levine, as Assistant Secretary for Health, ‘is not herself conducting studies related to gender-affirming care nor is she employed at HHS as a researcher,’" the filing said. "Then, even more oddly, the United States said that rather than make Levine a custodian, it would send Defendants a copy of its responses to an unrelated third-party FOIA request seeking different information using different search terms over a different timespan related to Levine's office."
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a meeting with all of the U.S. Attorneys in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
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