Overview
- Judge Julia Kobick expanded on June 17 a preliminary injunction against President Trump’s January executive order that mandated passports mirror sex at birth
- The injunction now covers all transgender, nonbinary and intersex Americans who lack a valid passport or need to renew or amend their documents
- Kobick ruled the policy likely infringes on constitutional equal protection by discriminating on the basis of sex and authorized M, F and X markers
- The State Department is directed to resume processing self-declared gender markers under its January 19, 2025 policy while the lawsuit proceeds
- The ACLU hailed the decision as a decisive victory for equality, while the White House condemned it as judicial overreach