Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Military Trans Ban

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s ban on transgender military service members from taking effect. From The Advocate:

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes ruled Tuesday in Talbott v. Trump that the administration’s policy likely violates the constitutional rights of transgender service members, finding that the government failed to provide evidence that banning them serves a legitimate military purpose.

In fact, she said, the policy was “soaked in animus and dripping with pretext.”

Reyes concluded that the administration’s policy, implemented through Executive Order 14183, likely violates constitutional protections and ordered the Department of Defense to maintain the preexisting policies that allowed transgender individuals to serve openly.

In a 79-page opinion, Reyes said it was not only unconstitutional but “a solution in search of a problem.”

This is an important victory. Read more here. Click to play report from NBC News. https://www.instagram.com/p/DHYi8vJOr1W/