Overview
- The 6–3 conservative majority cleared the way for the policy nationwide, with the three liberal justices in dissent.
- The decision halts an injunction that had preserved Biden-era self-attestation and the X designation for passports.
- U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick had ruled in April that the policy was discriminatory; that ruling is now on hold during appeals.
- The State Department can require passport gender markers to match sex as recorded at birth under the administration’s directive.
- White House spokesperson Anna Kelly and Attorney General Pam Bondi welcomed the ruling, while the dissent warned of heightened risks for transgender people.