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The Trump administration has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a policy barring transgender individuals from serving in the armed forces. The request seeks judicial approval to allow the military to proceed with discharging current transgender service members.
Transgender service members who sued to block their separation from the US military have secured a legal victory at a federal appeals court, allowing them to continue serving, in a major reversal for the Trump administration's policy.
The former president has asked the Supreme Court to maintain the military's prohibition on transgender individuals serving in uniform.
A US appeals court has temporarily blocked the Pentagon from expelling current transgender service members, though it allowed the Trump administration to bar new transgender enlistments while a lawsuit proceeds.
The Pentagon is reportedly using closed-door hearings to determine the fate of transgender service members, with an Army Reserve lawyer providing rare insight into their operations.