Court rejects Trump's transgender troop ban
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a preliminary injunction on the ban.
By JACQUELINE KLIMAS 10/30/2017 01:08 PM EDT
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The Pentagon cannot enforce the Trump administration’s ban on transgender troops serving in the military, a federal court ruled in a decision released Monday that advocates called a “colossal victory.”
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a preliminary injunction against the ban, saying the military cannot remove transgender service members from the ranks and that it must continue to provide medical care for them. The recruitment of transgender troops will still be delayed until Jan. 1, under a delay previously ordered by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
The decision comes in a lawsuit brought by GLAAD and the National Center for Lesbian Rights against the administration.
Jennifer Levi, a lawyer for the groups, called it an “enormously important decision.”
Levi said she expects the government to appeal the decision.
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Former Navy SEAL on transgender ban: 'If this goes through … it’s going to be a fight'
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President Donald Trump tweeted in July that transgender troops would no longer be able to serve “in any capacity,” then followed up with official guidance that ordered the Pentagon to begin implementing the ban by March 2018.
The move sparked a number of lawsuits. The suit from GLAAD and NCLR was the first to be filed.
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/30/trumps-transgender-troop-ban-court-rejects-244324
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a preliminary injunction on the ban.
By JACQUELINE KLIMAS 10/30/2017 01:08 PM EDT
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The Pentagon cannot enforce the Trump administration’s ban on transgender troops serving in the military, a federal court ruled in a decision released Monday that advocates called a “colossal victory.”
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a preliminary injunction against the ban, saying the military cannot remove transgender service members from the ranks and that it must continue to provide medical care for them. The recruitment of transgender troops will still be delayed until Jan. 1, under a delay previously ordered by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
The decision comes in a lawsuit brought by GLAAD and the National Center for Lesbian Rights against the administration.
Jennifer Levi, a lawyer for the groups, called it an “enormously important decision.”
Levi said she expects the government to appeal the decision.
170801_kristin_beck_flores_1160.jpg
WOMEN RULE PODCAST
Former Navy SEAL on transgender ban: 'If this goes through … it’s going to be a fight'
By POLITICO STAFF
President Donald Trump tweeted in July that transgender troops would no longer be able to serve “in any capacity,” then followed up with official guidance that ordered the Pentagon to begin implementing the ban by March 2018.
The move sparked a number of lawsuits. The suit from GLAAD and NCLR was the first to be filed.
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/30/trumps-transgender-troop-ban-court-rejects-244324