AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Trump administration asks Supreme Court to enforce transgender military ban during ongoing lawsuit
The Justice Department has asked the Supreme Court to let the Pentagon discharge transgender service members who sued over the ban, a move that could settle whether the commander in chief or federal judges control military personnel decisions. The administration's filing targets a divided D.C. Circuit ruling that blocked the government from removing transgender troops […] The post Trump administration asks Supreme Court to enforce transgender military ban during ongoing lawsuit appeared first on American Almanac .
The Justice Department has asked the Supreme Court to let the Pentagon discharge transgender service members who sued over the ban, a move that could settle whether the commander in chief or federal judges control military personnel decisions. The administration's filing targets a divided D.C. Circuit ruling that blocked the government from removing transgender troops who are plaintiffs in Talbott v. United States. That June decision found the service members were likely to succeed on their claim that the Pentagon's policy amounts to unconstitutional discrimination. The administration wants the justices to step in now, before a full trial on the merits ever takes place. At stake is a straightforward question with broad implications: can a…Open