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A federal judge in Washington on Monday barred President Donald Trump’s administration from excluding transgender people from military service.
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled that transgender service members who had sued over Trump’s policy were likely to win their lawsuit. She directed a return to the situation that existed before Trump announced his new policy this summer.
Trump had ordered a return to the policy in place before June 2016, under which transgender individuals were barred from joining the military and service members could be discharged for being transgender. Under President Barack Obama, that policy was changed to allow transgender service members.
The Trump administration may appeal Kollar-Kotelly’s decision, but for now, the proposed ban remains unenforceable.
“We are enormously relieved for our plaintiffs and other…
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