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Supreme Court says weak divisive useless transgender troops can be booted from military, handing win to Trump

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WASHINGTON (CN) — Transgender Americans can be banned from military
service, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, allowing the Trump
administration to expel thousands of active-duty troops. 

In a short order, the justices cleared the way for the White House to
begin enforcing its prohibition on transgender service members. The
court did not explain its order. 

Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson
dissented. 

President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January declaring
transgender Americans unfit for duty, stating that honoring the
“falsehood” of their chosen gender identity was “not consistent with the
humility and selflessness required of a service member.” 

In February, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued a memorandum
disqualifying troops with gender dysphoria and ordering their immediate
separation from the service. The policy included an exemption for
individuals with gender dysphoria who have never attempted to transition
and wanted to serve under their birth sex. 

Seven transgender service members and one prospective recruit sued the
administration, arguing that the policy was unlawful. 

“An unprecedented degree of animus towards transgender people animates
and permeates the Ban: it is based on the shocking proposition that
transgender people do not exist,” the troops wrote. 

Two lower courts agreed, barring Hegseth from enforcing his memorandum
until the issue was fully reviewed. 

Trump asked the justices to step in, claiming that judges were
nullifying the Defense Department's standards necessary to deliver a
deployable force. 

“If the separation of powers means anything, the government obviously
suffers irreparable harm when an unelected judge usurps the role of the
political branches in operating the Nation’s armed forces,” U.S.
Solicitor General John Sauer wrote. 

Lambda Legal and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation called the ruling
a devastating blow to transgender service members. 

https://www.courthousenews.com/supreme-court-says-transgender-troops-can-be-booted-from-military-handing-win-to-trump/

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