The Supreme Court weighed in on the Trump administration’s transgender military ban after a lower court’s decision blocking the ban was appealed to the high court.
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TheSupremeCourtonTuesdaysidedwiththeTrumpadministrationinliftingalowercourtorderthatpausedthePentagon’stransgendermilitarybanfromtakingeffect–allowingTrump’sorderandrelatedpoliciestoproceed,atleast.
Thehighcourtrulingisanear-termvictoryfortheWhiteHouse,evenasitdidnotaddresstheunderlyingmeritsofthecaseorPresidentDonaldTrump’sJan.27executiveorderbanningtransgenderservicemembersfromtheU.S.military.
JusticesSoniaSotomayor,ElenaKaganandKetanjiBrownJacksonwouldhavedeniedtheadministration’sappealandkeptthelowercourtinjunctioninplace.
Atissueinthesuit,Shillingv.UnitedStates,isTrump’sexecutiveorderbanningtransgendermilitarymembers.
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TheexecutiveorderwouldrequiretheDefenseDepartmenttoupdateitsguidanceregarding“trans-identifyingmedical
