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| US Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce transgender military ban | US Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce transgender military ban |
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| A protester supporting transgender rights outside the US Supreme Court | A protester supporting transgender rights outside the US Supreme Court |
| The US Supreme Court temporarily allowed President Donald Trump to enforce his ban on transgender people serving in the military while legal challenges to the policy move forward. | |
| Shortly after taking office in January, Trump issued a pair of executive orders that cleared the way for the Pentagon to ban transgender troops from service. | |
| But a lower court blocked the enforcement of the order in March, saying the administration had presented no information that transgender troops harmed the operation of the military. | |
| In its emergency application to the court, the Trump administration argued that the lower court should show deference to the military's decision-making. | In its emergency application to the court, the Trump administration argued that the lower court should show deference to the military's decision-making. |
| The court's three liberal justices objected to the stay, which arrived via an unsigned order on Tuesday. | The court's three liberal justices objected to the stay, which arrived via an unsigned order on Tuesday. |
| Trump's executive order declared that identifying as transgender "conflicts with a soldier's commitment to an honourable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle" and would hamper military preparedness. | |
| In February, the Department of Defense announced it would force out transgender troops currently serving. | In February, the Department of Defense announced it would force out transgender troops currently serving. |
| Seven servicemembers, including Commander Emily Schilling, a Navy fighter pilot, sued to block the ban. Another transgender person who wanted to join the military joined their lawsuit. | Seven servicemembers, including Commander Emily Schilling, a Navy fighter pilot, sued to block the ban. Another transgender person who wanted to join the military joined their lawsuit. |
| They argued the policies "undermine military readiness, endanger our safety, and violate the United States Constitution". | |
| In March, a federal judge in Washington state ordered a nationwide halt on the administration's ban, saying the government failed to show it would enhance "unit cohesion, good order or discipline". | |
| The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals did not block the lower court's ruling, keeping the injunction in place. | The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals did not block the lower court's ruling, keeping the injunction in place. |
| With the Supreme Court order, that pause will lift while the servicemembers' lawsuit makes its way through lower courts. | With the Supreme Court order, that pause will lift while the servicemembers' lawsuit makes its way through lower courts. |
| White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt called the order "another massive victory in the Supreme Court". |