⚖️Supreme Court Allows Transgender Military Ban to Take Effect
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The U.S. Supreme Court permitted President Donald Trump's administration to implement his ban on transgender people in the military, allowing the armed forces to discharge thousands of current transgender troops and reject new recruits. The court granted the Justice Department's request to lift a federal judge's nationwide order blocking the military from carrying out Trump's prohibition.
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How many active-duty and National Guard transgender troops serve according to defense officials?
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What constitutional principle did the federal judge say the ban violated?
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What medical condition does the Defense Department now list as disqualifying for military service?
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How much did the Navy spend training Commander Emily Shilling, the lead plaintiff?
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How much did the military spend annually on transgender healthcare during the Obama/Biden years?
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Which justices indicated they would have denied the Trump administration's request?
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What did federal judge Ana Reyes say about the ban's language?
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How did the military justify the new transgender ban?
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How many attorneys general filed a brief opposing the transgender military ban?
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What did the federal judge say about transgender servicemembers' sacrifices?
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What executive order number did Trump sign to reinstate the transgender military ban?
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What judge issued the preliminary injunction that the Supreme Court overturned?
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What phrase did Trump's order use to describe transgender identity claims?
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Which Defense Secretary is implementing the transgender military ban?
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What organization represents transgender service members challenging the ban?
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The Supreme Court's emergency order resolved the legal merits of the transgender ban case.
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