Maria Moe is a transgender woman who was incarcerated in a women's prison. 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, Moe was at risk of being transferred to a men's prison facility and denied access to gender-affirming medical treatment. Moe has sued the Trump administration in order to block her transfer to a men's prison facility and maintain gender affirming-care. Her case argued that the executive order denies her right to due process and equal protection under the law, as well as her right to medical care as prisoner.
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 Doe v. McHenry and Jones v. Trump.
