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Supreme Court allows Trump to implement transgender military service ban for now

Tuesday, May 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration can move forward with a ban on transgender military service members for now, lifting a lower court injunction against the policy after a judge ruled it was an "unsupported, dramatic and facially... Read More.

Trump asks Supreme Court to lift block on transgender military ban

Thursday, April 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration has made a new emergency request of the U.S. Supreme Court seeking an immediate stay of a nationwide injunction blocking the ban on openly transgender military service members.Solicitor General John Sauer said the injunction, issued by a district court... Read More.

Pentagon ban on transgender service members draws skepticism from appeals court

Tuesday, April 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A panel of appeals judges expressed skepticism with elements of the Trump administration's transgender service member ban, peppering a Department of Justice lawyer with questions Tuesday morning about the basis for the ban and justification for blocking anyone with gender dysphoria... Read More.

Federal appeals court to consider Pentagons ban on transgender service members

Tuesday, April 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration's ban on transgender service members faces its next legal test Tuesday when a federal appeals court considers the legality of the policy.A group of 32 transgender service members and recruits sued the Trump administration over the policy in January,... Read More.

Trump DOJ files civil suit against Maine in standoff over transgender athletes in womens sports

Wednesday, April 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department has filed suit against Maine in an effort to challenge the state's policy regarding transgender athletes competing in girls' and women's sports, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Wednesday.The lawsuit alleges Maine's policy violates Title IX and stems from a... Read More.

USA Fencing disqualifies athlete for refusing to compete against transgender woman

Friday, April 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A female fencer was disqualified from a competition for refusing to compete against a transgender opponent, USA Fencing said in a statement to ABC News on Thursday.The incident occurred last month at a USA Fencing-sanctioned regional tournament where fencer Stephanie Turner decided... Read More.

Unfair exclusionary policy: 2nd judge blocks Trumps transgender military ban in scathing ruling

Friday, March 28 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- If allowed to go into effect, the Trump administration's new policy on transgender soldiers would be a "de facto blanket prohibition" that seeks "to eradicate transgender service," a federal judge wrote Thursday in issuing a preliminary injunction against the policy.In a 65-page... Read More.

Judge calls out militarys history of discrimination in blocking Trumps transgender soldier ban

Wednesday, March 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's attempt to ban transgender people from military service continues an unfortunate history of the armed services excluding marginalized people from the "privilege of serving," a federal judge wrote Tuesday night.In a 79-page decision, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes blocked the... Read More.

Pentagon cherry picked studies to support transgender service member ban, judge says

Wednesday, March 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge spent Wednesday morning grilling a Department of Justice lawyer about the legality of the Pentagon's transgender service member ban, repeatedly suggesting the policy relies on a flawed understanding of gender dysphoria.The Pentagon's new policy to separate transgender U.S. service members... Read More.

Judges considering blocking mass firings, transgender servicemember ban