President Trump took the transgender fight back to the Supreme Court on Friday, asking the justices to block lower court rulings that would force him to issue passports conforming to applicants’ own gender identity, saying it’s at odds with “scientific reality.” Here’s what you need to know about the passport gender identity case:

The Supreme Court petition

Trump seeks stay of lower court rulings on passport policy:

The policy changes

Trump revokes Biden-era gender identity options:

The legal arguments

Administration frames issue as presidential foreign policy authority:

The lower court rulings

Federal judges blocked Trump’s passport restrictions:

The Supreme Court precedent

Administration cites recent transgender ruling as support:

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