AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION et al

  1. May 21, 2026

    FTC's Gender Care Policy Might Not Sink Probe, Judge Says

    A D.C. federal judge wondered Thursday whether it would set a bad precedent for future commissions to label the Federal Trade Commission's investigative demand to the American Academy of Pediatrics as "retaliatory" just because agency officials have issued a policy statement attacking gender-affirming care for minors.

  2. May 08, 2026

    FTC's Gender-Care Probe Likely Retaliatory, Judge Says

    The Endocrine Society has convinced a D.C. federal judge that the Federal Trade Commission's motivation for targeting it with a subpoena was likely retaliation for the guidelines the nonprofit produced regarding gender-affirming care.

  3. March 24, 2026

    FTC Rejects Bids To Block Gender-Affirming Care Probe

    A transgender medical care group and two healthcare trade organizations must turn over documents related to the group's claims made in their marketing and advertising for gender-affirming care for minors, the Federal Trade Commission ordered, denying the groups' motions to quash the agency's consumer protection investigation.