Leading Off: Intimidation of doctors and invasion of patient privacy are being fought in the courts. A radical right-wing assault on academic freedom is headed there as well. The week’s top story lines.

Connecticut parents of trans youth respond to the loss of gender-affirming care at Yale. The move comes as providers across the country reduce care under pressure from the Trump administration.

As Kaiser Permanente acts to halt access to gender-affirming surgery for minors and young adults, many providers fear for the well-being of patients. Others are defending the decision.

Fox News and The Daily Wire are alleging that the Justice Department has cut “DEI” funds to pay the police, which is kind of the opposite of what we were asking for with the whole “defund the police” campaign, to be honest.

A memo to the DOJ suggests an outlandish legal reason to attempt to block gender affirming care for minors.