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Schiff v. Office of Personnel Management

Filed on behalf of
Harvard Medical School Doctors
In response to the Trump administration's efforts to
Case Number
1:25-cv-10595
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Filed
March 12, 2025
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Relief Outcomes
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Preliminary Injunction
Granted
6
Injunction Scope
Not Nationwide
20
Motion to Dismiss
Denied
9
Summary
Doctors from Harvard Medical School have sued the Trump administration for the removal of their articles from the Patient Safety Network (PSNet), a government-run website for doctors and medical researchers used to share information. The papers covered medical research among LBGTQIA+ and transgender people. In accordance with President Trump's gender ideology executive order, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued guidance removing these articles from PSNet. Plaintiffs argue that the government violated the First Amendment and Administrative Procedure Act in doing so.
Plaintiffs
Gordon Schiff, MD Celeste Royce, MD
Plaintiffs' Counsel
ACLU of Massachusetts American Civil Liberties Union Yale Law School Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic
Defendants
Office of Personnel Management Acting Director Charles Ezell U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Acting Director Mamatha Pancholi

Documents

Reply in support of Preliminary Injunction
Schiff v. OPM - Reply in Support of PI
April 22, 2025
Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Schiff v. Office of Personnel Management - Motion for Preliminary Injunction
April 1, 2025