# Passports, Trans Rights, and the Supreme Court

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Podcast: [The Legal Impact](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-legal-impact-1142659)
Published: 2025-12-19T14:49:15+00:00
Episode link: https://unhlaw.podbean.com/e/passports-trans-rights-and-the-supreme-court/
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## Resource

In November, the U.S. Supreme Court gave a temporary “green light” to a Trump Administration policy concerning transgender Americans and their passports. The State Department will now only issue passports that match the applicant's sex as shown on their birth certificates.

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