Overview

• The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision lifting lower court injunctions, enabling the Trump administration to enforce its ban on transgender military personnel temporarily.
• The policy disqualifies individuals with a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria or those who have undergone gender transition steps from serving in the military.
• Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, arguing against allowing the ban to take effect during ongoing litigation.
• Opponents, including civil rights groups and affected service members, argue the ban is discriminatory and unconstitutional, citing studies that show no harm to military readiness from transgender inclusion.
• The litigation continues in the Ninth and D.C. Circuit Courts of Appeals, with potential for the case to return to the Supreme Court for a final ruling.