Transgender troops can remain in US military, but enlistment can be blocked, court rules
Summary
A US appeals court ruled that transgender troops currently serving can stay in the military, but the military can block new transgender enlistments. The decision challenges President Trump’s 2025 order to remove many transgender service members, and the case may go to the Supreme Court.Key Facts
- The appeals court ruled in a split decision on Monday about transgender military service.
- Transgender troops already serving cannot be removed under this ruling.
- The military can still stop transgender people from joining.
- The ruling challenges Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s 2025 policy enforcing President Trump’s order to remove transgender troops.
- Judge Robert Wilkins called the ban “arbitrary” and motivated by bias.
- The ruling maintains a previous court order that protected six active transgender service members from dismissal.
- The dissenting judge said only the executive and Congress should decide military membership rules, not courts.
- The White House and Defense Department did not comment immediately after the ruling.
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