The Trump administration in the Asprema court of the day of unlocking its prohibition of transgender troops in the army as the litigation continues in the lower courts.
The Trump administration argued in his film that the storage of the policy could hinder the military preparation of the United States, and asked the Supreme Court to block the decision of a lower court stopping the prohibition, Fox News reported. The judges asked the plaintiffs in the case to submit an answer next week, “indicating that they could move quickly on the subject.”
“In the absence of a stay, the universal mandate of the District Court will remain in force for the duration of an additional review in the ninth circuit and in this court – A period too long for the military to be forced to maintain a policy that has determined, in their professional judgment, is contrary to the military preparation and the interests of the Nation, “argued the general talk of the United States D. John Sauer in the filling.
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on January 27, 2025, prohibiting transgender troops from getting ready or serving in the army.
The Executive Order said that the policy of the Department of Defense of Long Data ensures that the members of the service are “[f]Ree of medical conditions or physical defects that can reasonably expect to require excessive time of duty for the necessary treatment or hospitalization. “
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According to the military mission and the policy of the long data, expressing a false “gender identity” divergent of the sex of an individual cannot satisfy the rigorous standards necessary for military service. Beyond the hormonal and surgical medical interventions involved, the adoption of an inconsistent gender identity with the sexual conflicts of an individual with the commitment of a soldier with an honorable, true and disciplined lifestyle, in the personal life of one.
Among its provisions, the executive order also explicitly prohibited men from using or sharing facilities for designated women, and vice versa.
The Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, subsequently issued a directive on February 7, 2025, arresting adhesion or people with a history of gender dysphoria, as well as stopping all un programmed, scheduled or planned medical procedures that force the service with affirmative service.
A DOD monitoring memorandum on February 26, 2025, cools military services 30 days until the initial separation of troops that have a current diagnosis or history, or exhibit symptoms consisting of gender dysphoria and who are not granted a wine.
The United States District Judge, Benjamin Settle, issued a preliminary court order in March that prevents the Trump administration from eliminating the transgender troops from the army while the case is litigated. Subsequently, the Trump administration appealed the ruling before the United States Court of Appeals for the ninth circuit that refused to issue a suspension of the order of the lower court.
The Trump administration said that Transgénder’s military policy “encourages the important interests of the Government in military preparation, the cohesion of unity, good order and discipline, and avoid available costs.”
“The Department of Justice has strongly defended the executive actions of President Trump, including the Executive Order of Excellence and Preparation for Preparation, and will continue to do so”, an official Fox News Digital Department of Fox News.
The Trump administration transgender troops policy faces multiple legal challenges, including a demand filed in Washington, DC
“In a separate case, the American district judge based in Washington, DC, Ana Reyes, also issued a national court order that blocks Trump’s ban while that litigation occurred.
A defense official said that or on December 9, 2024, there were around 4,200 members of the service diagnosed with gender dysphoria of approximately two million active and reserve service forces, ”Breitbart News previously reported.
Between January 1, 2016 and May 14, 2021, the DOD spent approximately $ 15 million to provide attention to gender statement (surgical and non -surgical) to 1,892 members of the active service service, according to Military.com.
However, a memorandum of the Pentagon of February 26, 2025 said that a review of the cost data of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense of Health Affairs indicated that, between 2015 and 2024, the DOD spent $ 52 million providing attention to the members of the active service service to treat gender dysphoria, including: $ 15,233,158 for psychotherapy; $ 3,135,593 for hormonal therapy; And $ 14,324,739 for surgical care.