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  1. March 31, 2025

    9th Circ. Won't Stay Injunction On Transgender Troop Ban

    A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday denied the federal government's bid for an emergency stay that would have allowed the U.S. Department of Defense to move forward with the Trump administration's ban on transgender military service following a Washington federal judge's decision to block the prohibition last week.

  2. March 28, 2025

    2nd Judge Grants Injunction Against DOD's Transgender Ban

    A Washington state federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's ban on transgender troops following a similar move by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., finding that the prohibition blatantly discriminates based on gender status and sex without any justifying evidence.

  3. March 25, 2025

    Trans Military Ban Rests On 'Unconvincing' Proof, Judge Says

    A Washington federal judge hinted Tuesday he might block the Trump administration's ban on transgender troops later this week, expressing doubt that the U.S. Department of Defense has evidence to back its stance that gender dysphoria alone makes people unfit for military service.

  4. March 10, 2025

    Troops Renew Bid To Block Trans Military Ban Post Guidance

    Transgender service members filed a renewed bid to halt President Donald Trump's executive order barring those with gender dysphoria from serving in the military, after the U.S. Department of Defense issued new guidance the troops say effectively ends the ability for transgender people to serve.

  5. February 27, 2025

    States Say DOD Transgender Ban Puts Public Safety At Risk

    Twenty-one states on Wednesday threw their support behind transgender service members and human rights organizations challenging the Trump administration's executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military, arguing that it will harm their efforts to protect their communities.

  6. February 13, 2025

    DOD Says Injunction Isn't Needed In Transgender Ban Suit

    The U.S. Department of Defense has urged a D.C. federal judge to deny a preliminary injunction in a challenge to an executive order effectively barring transgender troops from serving in the military, saying the motion is premature and unlikely to succeed.

  7. February 11, 2025

    DOD Bars New Transgender Troops Amid Court Challenge

    The U.S. military will stop enlisting transgender recruits and halt gender-affirming medical care for current service members, according to a U.S. Department of Defense memo filed in D.C. federal court litigation challenging the Trump administration's ban on transgender troops.

  8. February 06, 2025

    Trump's Trans Military Ban Violates Constitution, Suit Says

    A group of transgender service members and a human rights organization sued the Trump administration Thursday in Washington federal court, asserting his executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military is discriminatory and unconstitutional.