Summary
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed President Trump's administration to enforce a rule requiring passports to display the gender assigned at birth. This decision pauses a previous court order that had stopped this policy change.
Key Facts
- The Supreme Court decision lets the Trump administration require birth gender on new passports.
- A lower court in Massachusetts had temporarily blocked this change.
- The Supreme Court said showing the gender at birth is like showing a person's birth country.
- President Trump signed an order recognizing only male or female designations on his first day in office.
- The Biden administration had allowed people to self-select their gender and use a third option, X.
- The conservative-majority court believes the policy will likely be upheld in a final decision.
- The three liberal justices on the court disagreed with the decision.
- Plaintiffs argue that the rule could lead to harassment and violence against transgender people.
