US Court Of Appeals Overturns Ruling Upholding Okla. Birth Certificate Policy

The U.S. Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling that had dismissed challenging Governor Kevin Stitt's birth certificate policy.

The policy prohibits transgender people from, changing the gender marker on their birth certificates to align with their gender identity.

The members of the panel agreed that without amended birth certificates, they 'must involuntarily disclose their transgender status when providing their birth certificate to others', according to court records.

The panel agreed that the involuntary disclosures violate people's right to privacy, court records confirmed.

The case will now go back to the lower court for proceedings on the equal protection claim.