Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ban on transgender members of the military to take effect, for now
- The Trump administration requested the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a lower court’s nationwide injunction blocking enforcement of its policy disqualifying transgender troops from serving in the military.
- The Department of Justice argued that the nationwide injunction usurped the Executive Branch’s authority over military service.
- Solicitor General John Sauer stated that maintaining the injunction for an extended period would hinder military readiness.
- Thousands of transgender individuals serve in the military, though they represent less than 1% of active duty members.
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Court backs military ban
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Supreme Court Lifts Block on Trump’s Transgender Military Policy
The United States Supreme Court has given President Donald Trump the green light to proceed with his policy that excludes openly transgender individuals from the military. The post Supreme Court Lifts Block on Trump’s Transgender Military Policy appeared first on Slay News.
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As Donald Trump tries to effectively prevent trans people from participating in public life – most recently asking the Supreme Court to reinstate a ban on trans troops – it’s difficult to imagine that he might have any supporters at all who identify as trans. But they exist. In March 2018, as a graduate student at Columbia Journalism School, I wrote an article for the Daily Beast called The Transgender Conservatives Who Are Sticking With Trump.…
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