A group of transgender individuals have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging the new passport policy that resulted from Trump's Executive Order 14168. On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order which removed established legal recognition and protection for transgender people by requiring that they be identified only by their birth sex, which consequently prevents transgender individuals from identifying their chosen gender identity on government documents, such as passports. The plaintiffs in this case are citizens who have been prevented from selecting their gender identity on their U.S. passports. The plaintiffs argue that this executive order violates their Fifth Amendment right to equality under the law by discriminating against them on the basis of sex, as well as their Fifth Amendment rights to privacy and freedom of movement. The plaintiffs request that the court declare Executive Order 14168 unconstitutional and prevent it from being enforced.
