The plaintiffs in this case are transgender women who are incarcerated in a women's prisons. As a result of Executive Order 14168, which removed established legal recognition and protection for transgender people by requiring that they be identified only by their birth sex, these women are at risk of being transferred to men's prison facilities and denied access to gender-affirming medical treatment. The plaintiffs have sued the Trump administration in order to block their transfer to a men's prison facilities and maintain gender affirming-care. The plaintiffs argue that the executive order violates their Fifth Amendment right to due process and equal protection under the law, as well as their Eight Amendment right to protection and medical care while incarcerated. The plaintiffs request that the court declare Executive Order 14168 unlawful and unenforceable.
On June 4, 2025, the defendants in this case appealed the preliminary injunction to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. On June 12, 2025, this case was consolidated with Jones v. Trump and Moe v. Trump.
