Arkansas Supreme Court Reinstates Ban on Gender Neutral IDs, Driver’s Licenses

The ban was reinstated after the ACLU filed a lawsuit in April on behalf of five transgender, nonbinary, and intersex residents challenging the rule.
Arkansas Supreme Court Reinstates Ban on Gender Neutral IDs, Driver’s Licenses
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The Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday reinstated an emergency rule barring residents from changing their listed sex at birth to an “X” designation on state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards.

The court granted an emergency motion for a stay on injunction issued by a circuit judge that had previously blocked the state’s emergency rule. The court did not elaborate on its decision.