The Supreme Court recently ruled to allow the Trump administration's ban on transgender individuals in the military to take effect, overturning previous injunctions. The unsigned decision sparked dissent from Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson. Human rights advocates, including HRC and Lambda Legal, condemned the ruling as a severe setback for the trans community. Trump's executive order claimed trans individuals posed a risk to military standards but provided no supporting evidence. Legal challenges by HRC and Lambda Legal had briefly stalled the implementation of the ban before this ruling.
Human rights charities, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Lambda Legal, called the move a "devastating blow" to the trans community and service members.
Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson - all Democratic appointed members - noted their dissent from the ruling.
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