Appeals court rules #Trump policy illegally banned transgender troops from military
A #Pentagon policy illegally banned #transgender troops from #military service, a divided panel of federal appeal court judges ruled on Monday in another legal setback for Trump’s #bigotry agenda.
#law #discrimination #heterosexism
https://apnews.com/article/transgender-military-ban-trump-02c27819995ebfbea6aa45d2633028d3
The majority opinion — by a three-judge panel from the US Court of Appeals for the DC circuit — held that the #Trump admin’s policy was designed to exclude people from the #military based on their #gender #identity.
https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2026/06/25-5087-2176040.pdf
The ban remains in effect. #SCOTUS allowed the #Pentagon to start enforcing it last year, as litigation continues to plays out.
#law #TransgenderRights #LGBTQ #discrimination #heterosexism #bigotry
The panel’s ruling would keep the #military from kicking out current service members named in the suit, but wouldn’t allow new #transgender recruits to join. The judges put their decision on hold, to let the #Trump admin seek further review.
The appeals court panel’s 2-1 decision partially upholds a March 2025 ruling by US District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, DC. Reyes concluded that Trump’s EO to exclude transgender troops from military service likely violates their #ConstitutionalRights.
It's funny how the ruling emphasizes Trump's administration's inability or unwillingness to even put up a solid fight.
According to the court they didn't even attempt to satisfy the need to show evidence that they were acting rationally. It's as if their lawyers were sabotaging the case.
https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2026/06/25-5087-2176040.pdf
