Second court blocks Trump transgender passport policy

Court orders accurate sex markers on passports in Lambda Legal suit - Dallas Voice

The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland this week ordered the U.S. Department of State to process the passport applications of six transgender U.S. citizens with accurate sex markers that their gender identity, blocking enforcement of the Trump administration’s passport policy refusing proper sex markers. The preliminary injunction granted Tuesday, Sept. 9, provides emergency relief to six plaintiffs in Lambda Legal’s federal lawsui…

Obama-Appointed Activist Judge, Previously Sued by Trump DOJ for Blocking Deportations, Halts Policy Mandating Biological Sex on Transgender People's Passports

An Obama-appointed federal judge whom the Trump Department of Justice previously sued for obstructing immigration enforcement has issued a preliminary injunction against the administration’s passport policy requiring a transgender person’s biological sex to be listed on their passport.

Second court blocks Trump transgender passport policy

A federal court ordered the Trump administration Tuesday to process the passport applications of six transgender and nonbinary Americans with sex markers reflecting their gender identity, temporarily halting enforcement of a State Department policy requiring U.S. passports to match a person’s “biological sex at birth.”  The preliminary injunction ordered by the U.S. District Court for the District…

Second Judge Rules Trump Trans Passport Ban Likely Unconstitutional "Under Any Standard Of Review"

Maryland District Court // Wikimedia Commons // G. Edward JohnsonErin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that the Trump administration is likely violating transgender people’s equal protection rights under the U.S. Constitution by denying passports with accurate gender markers. The decision, though limited to six plaintif…