The dismissal of the case against Dr. Eithan Haim in U.S. district court in Houston comes as the Trump administration in its first week has already issued executive orders rolling back transgender rights.

Prosecutors had said that Haim, a 34-year-old surgeon, took the information and shared it with a conservative activist with “intent to cause malicious harm” to Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, one of the nation’s largest pediatric hospitals.

Haim works in the Dallas area but had previously worked at Texas Children’s Hospital as part of his residency. The indictment alleged that Haim asked to reactivate his login there and in 2023 began accessing information on pediatric patients not under his care and then turned it over to a media contact.

  • Flying Squid
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    Once again- they do not care about the law.

    Why is that not obvious to you yet?

    • @[email protected]
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      12 days ago

      And you already acting like they can ignore it without a care IS WHAT ALLOWS THEM TO GET AWAY WITH IT.

      Stop enabling fascists, please.

      • Flying Squid
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        12 days ago

        What are you even talking about? Who do you think I am? What power do you think I have?

        • @[email protected]
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          12 days ago

          I think you’re a member of the public. And when the public cedes power to despots, they take it willingly.

          • Flying Squid
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            12 days ago

            What exactly do you expect me to do about all of the laws Trump has already violated in the past week? Tell me in specific what I am supposed to do about it.

            • @[email protected]
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              02 days ago

              Your can stop acting like it’s all a forgive conclusion for starters. You’re literally assisting with the normalization. Fucking stop it

              • Flying Squid
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                You think if I personally stop talking about him breaking the law, he’ll stop breaking the law? Really? You really think that?

                  • Flying Squid
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                    You still haven’t told me what you expect me to do to stop Trump from breaking the law even though I’ve already asked you once.

                    All you’ve said is stop talking about him breaking the law.

                    By the way, I’m not even in the U.S. anymore. My lesbian daughter and I fled to the UK on Monday because her life is at risk. Why is her life at risk? Because Trump doesn’t care about the law. But do feel free to tell me what I can do across the ocean other than not talk about all the bad shit he’s doing.

                    I suppose you’d rather me keep her in the U.S. and keep my mouth shut until they take her off to a conversion therapy concentration camp because otherwise I’m enabling them somehow.