The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to enforce a rule requiring US passports to list a traveler’s sex at birth, rejecting lower court orders that had blocked the policy nationwide. An unsigned order said the designation reflects a historical fact, while Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, joined by two liberals, issued a scathing dissent. The ACLU called the move a heartbreaking setback. The decision, a second recent win on policies affecting trans people, is temporary and will guide what happens as the lawsuits proceed.

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