The Orr v. Trump lawsuit (filed by the American Civil Liberties Union) – Current Status – Emergency Unsigned Order

Brief Background…

he Orr v. Trump lawsuit (filed by the American Civil Liberties Union) challenges the Donald Trump administration’s policy to restrict passport sex/gender-markers to the sex assigned at birth (and to eliminate the “X” option). American Civil Liberties Union+3American Civil Liberties Union+3American Civil Liberties Union+3

A federal district judge, Julia Kobick, issued a preliminary injunction on June 17 2025 expanding relief for transgender/non-binary people to obtain passports with markers aligning with their gender identity (including “X”). Politico

The Supreme Court of the United States on Nov. 6 2025 allowed the Trump administration’s policy to go into effect while litigation continues — via an unsigned emergency order. KTVZ+2

The Supreme Court’s Nov. 6 2025 action is an unsigned order (emergency stay/recusal of injunction) rather than a fully-reasoned “opinion.” KTVZ+1

I found the emergency order unsigned: embedded below. Download enabled.

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