"In a two-to-one, 52-page issued Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the Pentagon can keep enforcing its 2025 policy, which bars transgender individuals from service, while the government appeals a lower court ruling against the ban. The judges dissolved a short-term administrative stay they put in place in March and replaced it with a full stay pending appeal of U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes's injunction."
"Related: Attorneys urge appeals court to see Trump's trans military ban is rooted in bigotry, not national security The panel consists of Circuit Judges Gregory Katsas and Neomi Rao, both appointed by President Donald Trump, and Circuit Judge Cornelia Pillard, appointed by President Barack Obama. Katsas, joined by Rao, wrote a concurring statement explaining why they believe the policy is likely legal. Pillard filed a blistering dissent."
A federal appeals court granted a full stay allowing the Pentagon to enforce its 2025 policy that bars transgender individuals from military service while the government appeals a lower court injunction. The three-judge D.C. Circuit panel replaced an earlier administrative stay with a stay pending appeal of U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes's nationwide preliminary injunction. The panel split two-to-one, with Judges Gregory Katsas and Neomi Rao supporting the stay and writing that the policy is likely legal, and Judge Cornelia Pillard filing a dissent. The lower court had found the policy likely violated equal protection, citing hostility rather than evidence.
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