Federal judge blocks Trump admin's gender-restrictive passport policy
The State Department can't enforce the policy denying gender marker changes or the X marker while a lawsuit against it proceeds, the judge ruled.
April 18, 2025
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The State Department can't enforce the policy denying gender marker changes or the X marker while a lawsuit against it proceeds, the judge ruled.
Another court stands in the way of Republican attacks on transgender people.
The DOJ is looking to join a suit brought by Tennessee families.
“The Heath Care Ban violates the constitutional rights of Tennessee adolescents and their parents, and — if it goes into effect — will cause severe and irreparable harm,” the complaint says.
The State Department, acting on a presidential executive order, has ended the use of a third-gender marker on passports and won't allow gender changes on them.
The legal battle around transgender rights has shifted dramatically. Here's why — and what could come next.
These aren't final decisions on the bans, but they can't be enforced while lawsuits against them are heard.