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Federal appeals panel: trans ban is ‘military decision’

A federal appeals panel said courts must give due deference to the military in evaluating the Trump administration's ban on transgender service members, but there was enough in the ruling to give LGBT legal activists hope of eventually striking down

Trump ban on trans service members: under way but under challenge

President Trump's ban on transgender people in the military went into effect April 12, but the legal challenges against the ban are still underway.

Supreme Court hands Trump temporary win on trans ban

The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday that the Trump administration could begin implementing its ban on transgender people in the military but said it would look at the constitutionality of the policy after the lower courts have ruled.

Supreme Court: 9 LGBT cases near conference

The U.S. Supreme Court justices have three transgender military cases cued up on their January 11 conference list. And that's just the tip of the iceberg of LGBT related cases pending action next month.

Trump tries to rush courts on trans ban

The Trump administration as asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene early in litigation over his proposed ban on transgender people in the military.

Supreme Court session could be busiest yet

The U.S. Supreme Court session that began October 1 could be one of the busiest in history on LGBT-related concerns, with cases challenging employment discrimination, religious bias versus public accommodations, and banning transgender members of the military.

Second judge says trans ban requires ‘highest’ scrutiny

A second federal judge announced Friday that she will apply strict scrutiny to the Trump administration's reasoning for seeking a ban on transgender service members. The judge kept in place a stay on enforcement of Trump's proposed policy until she

Judge blocks Trump trans ban in military

In the first court action taken on President Trump's proposed ban on transgender people in the military, a federal district court judge in D.C. on Monday ruled plaintiffs were likely to succeed in their constitutional challenge of the policy.

Trump’s trans ban is a real threat, say legal activists

Some media outlets and observers think Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has put a freeze on President Trump's proposed ban on transgender service members, but legal activists say it's happening.

White House directs DOD on trans ban

Saying the Obama administration did not show "a sufficient basis" for allowing transgender people to serve in the military, President Trump sent a memo to the Department of Defense Friday evening, directing it to revert to the pre-Obama policy starting