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Supreme Court Allows State Department Policy Requiring Sex at Birth on Passports

Trump had issued an executive order stating that sex identifiers on government documents must match the holder’s biological sex.
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Supreme Court Allows State Department Policy Requiring Sex at Birth on Passports
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Nov. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
11/6/2025|Updated: 11/6/2025
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The Supreme Court on Nov. 6 allowed the Trump administration to enforce its policy requiring the sex designation on a U.S. passport to be consistent with the passport holder’s sex at birth.

The court’s decision in Trump v. Orr took the form of an unsigned order without comment.
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