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Juliet Charron v. WPATH — 7th Cir. (Oct 26, 2026)

No. 26-1585 Argued October 26, 2026 Published October 27, 2026

The Seventh Circuit hears a document dispute arising from an Idaho Medicaid lawsuit. Transgender Idaho residents challenged restrictions on coverage for gender-affirming care. Their case relies on standards issued by WPATH, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health. To defend the policy, Idaho subpoenaed the organization for records about those standards. WPATH asked an Illinois federal court to limit the demand, citing burden and its members' rights. This appeal concerns discovery, the process of obtaining evidence, rather than the legality of the care policy itself. The lawyers distinguish producing records from authenticating copies: showing that they are what they claim to be. They also discuss spoliation, the loss or destruction of evidence that should have been preserved. Michael Zarian represents Idaho's health department director.

Juliet Charron v. WPATH (No. 26-1585) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, argued October 26, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — official Seventh Circuit original:https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/dab.26-1585.26-1585_10_26_2026.mp3
Argument date and case — official Seventh Circuit monthly recording list:https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/oralArguments/oar.jsp?amonth=10%2F2026&aMonth=List+case%28s%29
Underlying Medicaid lawsuit and subpoena background — May 2, 2025 district court order (court-text mirror; not the later discovery orders):https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/illinois/ilndce/1%3A2024cv12051/468692/37/0.pdf
Counsel appearances — public clerk docket mirror:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca7/26-1585
Underlying Idaho lawsuit and subpoena context — January 24, 2025 scheduling order, pages 1–5:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-idd-1_22-cv-00409/pdf/USCOURTS-idd-1_22-cv-00409-4.pdf
Authentication glossary — Federal Rule of Evidence 901(a):https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule_901
Evidence-preservation and adverse-inference glossary — Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e); not a conclusion that it governs this nonparty:https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_37

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