A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has issued a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration's ban on transgender military service members, asserting it likely violates their constitutional rights. In the ruling for Talbott v. Trump, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes concluded the policy implemented through Executive Order 14183 lacks evidence for a legitimate military purpose and undermines the rights of 12 transgender individuals represented by GLAD Law and the National Center for Lesbian Rights. She dismantled the rationale behind the ban, branding it as a discriminatory solution without basis in fact, while ordering the Department of Defense to revert to prior policies allowing open service.
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes stated that the Trump administration's transgender military ban likely violates constitutional rights, labeling it 'a solution in search of a problem.'
Judge Reyes criticized the administration's justification for the ban as relying on 'overbroad generalizations' and 'egregiously misquotes studies.'
In her 79-page opinion, Reyes emphasized that the policy's derogatory generalizations about transgender troops are unfounded and harmful.
Reyes highlighted the instability for transgender service members created by changing policies, asserting that being treated as political pawns undermines their rights.
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