Montana authorities vowed Thursday to defy a court order blocking enforcement of a rule that would prevent people from changing the sex on their birth certificate, The Washington Post reports. Just hours later, the Montana state legislature said it would defy the judge’s order, according to the Times. Montana judge blocks state law requiring transgender surgery to change birth certificate https://t.co/xxDIIOIXyj — Fox News (@FoxNews) September 16, 2022“The Department thoroughly evaluated the judge’s vague April 2022 decision and crafted our final rule to be consistent with the decision. Brereton also said the rule would remain in place and that the department would evaluate its options after seeing Moses’ written order, the Post reported. ACLU attorney Malita Picasso expressed concern with the state’s decision to defy the judge’s order.

Source: Fox News September 16, 2022 22:43 UTC