INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A federal judge in Indianapolis has ruled that Indiana may require biological sex to be listed on birth certificates, following a legal challenge by plaintiffs who argued the requirement violated the U.S. Constitution, the Indiana Attorney General’s Office announced Monday.
Judge Matthew P. Brookman on Friday denied a request from the plaintiffs, known only as “L.A.” and “Jane Doe,” for a preliminary injunction, which sought to prevent the enforcement of the state’s requirement. The plaintiffs in the case had argued that the requirement to list biological sex on birth certificates was unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause and Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
The ruling aligned with an executive order that Republican Gov. Mike Braun issued in March, which blocked the Indiana Department of Health from allowing gender markers on birth certificates.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, also a Republican, in a Monday news release praised the court’s decision, describing it as a win for truth, reason, and common sense.
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