India, Nov. 7 -- The US Supreme Court on Thursday gave a nod to the US government to enforce a policy that blocks transgender and nonbinary Americans from selecting passport sex markers that align with their gender identity, a major win for the Trump administration.

In a 6-3 decision by its conservative majority, the Court ruled that the administration can move forward with the restriction while a lawsuit challenging the policy continues in a lower court, Reuters reported.

The Supreme Court's latest move halts a lower-court order requiring the government to continue allowing people to choose 'male,' 'female,' or 'X' on their passports, aligning with their gender identity on new or renewed passports.

The order comes after the US State D...