The Trump administration's Department of Justice has issued a subpoena to the Maine Department of Corrections demanding private medical and mental health records belonging to a trans inmate. Maine's Attorney General has refused to comply without a court order, calling the investigation "politically motivated" and "predetermined."

This is not a routine law enforcement action. Maine had already been negotiating a confidentiality agreement with the DOJ to address legitimate concerns when the DOJ bypassed that process entirely and issued the subpoena without warning. That is not justice. That is political pressure.

Medical records are private. That principle does not change based on who the patient is. The DOJ's demand sets a chilling precedent: that federal officials can seize confidential health information from state inmates to advance a political agenda rather than a legal one.

Maine's own officials have been clear: the underlying case is being handled through the courts, through existing prison policies, and through proper channels. Maine Department of Corrections Commissioner Randall Liberty called the complaints at the center of this investigation "an anomaly" and affirmed the correctional system's safety standards. The DOJ's involvement is not about safety. It is about using one case to strip protections from all trans people in state custody.

Governor Janet Mills told Trump she would see him in court. Attorney General Aaron Frey is doing exactly that. Sign this petition to back them up and demand the DOJ withdraw its subpoena and respect both state law and the medical privacy of every person in Maine's custody.