Overview
- Sarah O’Neill, an NSA data scientist, filed the lawsuit on December 22 in the U.S. District Court in Maryland.
- Her complaint alleges the NSA revoked recognition of her gender identity, restricted her pronoun use, and barred her from the women’s restroom at work.
- She asks the court to enjoin the executive order and related NSA policies, restore workplace protections, and award financial damages.
- The filing relies on the Supreme Court’s 2020 ruling that discrimination based on gender identity is discrimination because of sex under Title VII.
- The White House did not immediately comment, and legal analysts say the case could clarify the limits of executive power over statutory civil-rights protections.