US EditionJudicial panel sides with Hegseth on military transgender ban
The D.C. Circuit panel ruled the ban likely constitutional, citing military interests; about 20 active-duty transgender plaintiffs face career disruptions during ongoing legal battles.
- Two federal appeals court judges, Gregory Katsas and Neomi Rao, upheld a military policy banning transgender service members, asserting it reflects a considered judgment of military leaders and furthers legitimate military interests.
- The ruling dissolves a lower court's injunction against the policy from U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, which found the ban discriminatory and driven by animus.
- Judge Cornellia Pillard criticized the decision, stating it is driven by negative attitudes towards transgender identity and harms qualified service members.
- Attorneys will return to federal court on January 22 to argue against the military's ban, insisting it violates the 14th Amendment's equal protection guarantee.
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Activist judges overruled: Trump judges greenlight Hegseth’s ban on military 'dudes in dresses'
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes — a foreign-born, Biden-appointed, lesbian judge who previously worked as a lawyer to fight the first Trump administration's immigration policy — decided in March to indefinitely block the enforcement of the second Trump administration's ban on transvestites in the military, suggesting it likely violated their constitutional rights.Reyes, formerly of the Feminist Majority Foundation, suggested in her March 18 ruling…
Appeals court gives Trump huge victory to turn military into fighting force without transgenders * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Source link A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the USS Nimitz in the Pacific Ocean, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Hannah Kantner) A panel of three judges on a federal appeals court has handed President Donald Trump a huge victory in his agenda to turn America’s military
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