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| Federal judge denies Trump admin's effort to ban transgender people from military |
| 2025-03-27 |
| [FoxNews] US District Judge Ana Reyes denied the DOD's motion to dismiss her order A federal judge denied President Donald Trump’s administration’s efforts to ban transgender people from joining the military, which was set to go into effect Friday. The Department of Justice has since filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeal for the District of Columbia. Washington, D.C.-based U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, a Biden appointee, on Wednesday, denied the government’s motion to dissolve her order that prevents the military from denying transgender people the ability to enlist in the military. Reyes presided over a hearing on March 21, when she requested the Department of Defense (DOD) delay its original March 26 deadline to enact the policy. On March 21, the defendants in the suit, who include Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, filed a motion to dissolve the injunction blocking the Pentagon's ban. The filing argued that the policy is not an overarching ban but instead "turns on gender dysphoria – a medical condition – and does not discriminate against trans-identifying persons as a class." The Trump administration further requested that, if the motion to dissolve is denied, the court should stay the preliminary injunction pending appeal. The government cited new guidance issued March 21 that it expected to enact the policy if not for the ongoing litigation. The guidance clarified that "the phrase ‘exhibit symptoms consistent with gender dysphoria’" solely applies to "'individuals who exhibit such symptoms as would be sufficient to constitute a diagnosis.'" Reyes said she wanted to allow more time for the appeals process. She also said she had previously allowed plenty of time to appeal her earlier opinion blocking the ban from going into effect. On Saturday, Hegseth said Reyes should report to military bases since she is "now a top military planner." "Since 'Judge' Reyes is now a top military planner, she/they can report to Fort Benning at 0600 to instruct our Army Rangers on how to execute High Value Target Raids…after that, Commander Reyes can dispatch to Fort Bragg to train our Green Berets on counterinsurgency warfare," Hegseth wrote on X. Related: Transgender 03/25/2025 Trans European travelers warned by their countries about US travel amid Trump 'two-sexes' order Transgender 03/23/2025 Trump unleashes AG Pam Bondi on law firms to combat 'baseless' civil litigation against president Transgender 03/23/2025 NYU implements hiring freeze in advance of potential Trump admin funding cuts |
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