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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The SCOTUS decision on Trump v. Orr in the shadow docket will (presumably) come any day now. If the Trump administration gets their stay, the case will still be adjudicated by SCOTUS in the normal docket. But there will be significant hardship for trans people in the meantime. The government's case for a stay is extraordinarily weak. Is it too much to hope the stay will be denied?

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https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25a319.html