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Eight months after being nominated for an ambassadorship, former Rep. Mark Walker hasn’t had a hearing because of a senator he once ran against, sources say. Now, Trump is involved.

Dec. 15, 2025, 1:15 PM MST

By Scott Wong

WASHINGTON — In April, President Donald Trump nominated Mark Walker, a former Baptist minister and congressman who had served on the House Republican leadership team, to head his administration’s efforts on global religious freedom.

“In his new role, Mark will work incredibly hard to expose Human Rights Violations, champion Faith, and help us secure Life Saving Results,” Trump wrote on Truth Social that day.

But for the past eight months, Walker’s nomination — for a noncontroversial role in the State Department — has inexplicably languished in the Senate, while many others tapped after him have already been confirmed.

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Chris Geidner at Law Dork:

A federal judge rejected Florida’s request to dismiss sex discrimination claims in a lawsuit against the state’s ban on teachers using the pronoun that corresponds to their gender identity. In a brief order on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Mark Walker denied motions from the state and other defendants to dismiss sex discrimination claims raised in the lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. Under the anti-transgender law, teachers in the state can only use the pronouns associated with their biological sex assigned at birth in the classroom — or risk discipline that can include suspension or even licensure revocation.

Walker issued a preliminary injunction in April against enforcement of the ban as to Katie Wood, one of the teachers who sued, under a free speech claim, writing, “Once again, the State of Florida has a First Amendment problem. Of late, it has happened so frequently, some might say you can set your clock by it.” Wednesday’s ruling expanded which claims will be allowed to go to trial. Walker, an Obama appointee, initially allowed parts of the lawsuit to proceed as to free speech and equal protection claims, as well as a preemption claim, but agreed with the state in the April 19 order that the challengers — three current or former teachers — did not show that the pronoun ban constituted a “term or condition” of employment that could justify the sex discrimination Title VII or Title IX claims.

In a somewhat unusual moment for a federal judge, however, Walker on Wednesday reversed course — acknowledging that he got that latter part wrong the first time. After dismissing the sex discrimination claims, the parties filed a second amended complaint to provide more information to Walker backing those claims. Additionally, the Justice Department weighed in, with a “Statement of Interest” setting forth the position of the United States on the matter — and backing the teachers’ Title VII claims. “The mandatory nature of the title/pronoun policies and the consequences for non-compliance make clear that the policies are a term or condition of Plaintiffs’ employment,” the Justice Department lawyers wrote in the statement. In response, Walker on Wednesday changed course.

[...] In response, Walker on Wednesday changed course. “[U]pon review of the second amended complaint and the briefing — particularly the thoughtful analysis from the United States of America — this Court concludes that it erred when it previously held that Plaintiffs failed to sufficiently allege that the challenged pronoun policy discriminates with respect to Plaintiffs’ terms, conditions, or privileges of employment,“ he wrote. Additionally, he further detailed the effect of a U.S. Supreme Court decision from this term, Muldrow v. St. Louis, which was issued April 17 and set forth standards for determining the “terms [or] conditions” requirement under Title VII, beyond his consideration of it in the earlier ruling. Specifically, Walker wrote, ”This Court’s incorrect analysis relied on case law that is no longer good law following” the Muldrow decision.1

Challengers score a big win on the fight against Florida’s forced misgendering law HB1069 in Wood v. Florida Department of Education that bans the usage of pronouns congruent with their gender identity instead of the gender assigned at birth.

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Mark showing off at every chance he can get (like usual), but way less confident and a lot more awkward failures.

Mark tripping over his words whenever he compliments you.

Mark smiling like an idiot whenever you walk into the room.

Ryan making fun of him for his “awesome Mark Walkerness” disappearing whenever you’re around.

Him getting girl advice from his mother, but then getting super embarrassed when she wants to know more about you.

Mark’s basketball buddies hyping him up whenever you come around.

Ryan and the Mech-X4 team teasing him about you. Even Harris.

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