Anti-transgender former Missouri AG appointed to FBI leadership
The former AG behind Missouri’s anti-trans snitch line, all-ages health care crackdowns, and sweeping subpoenas of providers is now the FBI’s second-in-command.
August 22, 2025
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The former AG behind Missouri’s anti-trans snitch line, all-ages health care crackdowns, and sweeping subpoenas of providers is now the FBI’s second-in-command.
Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Missouri, representing the families and organizations suing to challenge the ban, plan to appeal.
Judge Joseph Whyte wrote that Missouri consumer protections do not require “blind obedience to the attorney general’s civil investigative demands."
One advocate said the investigation has created a “hostile environment” for the local trans and healthcare communities.
The Department of Education says sex discrimination includes anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination. More than 20 Republican attorney generals disagree.
Ruling in Bailey’s favor, Stelzer said the AG’s office has “broad investigative powers” and that Bailey has the right to obtain any documents that aren’t protected by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
The ban on care for trans minors and certain adults is set to go into effect August 28.
Andrew Bailey's emergency rule has been blocked in court, but now the state is set to enact a ban on this care for minors and certain adults.
She issued a temporary injunction that lasts until after she’s had an opportunity to hear some arguments in the case.
The restrictions were set to go into effect on Thursday.