Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Enforce Transgender Military Ban

The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to reinstate its ban on transgender individuals serving in the military, overturning previous lower court rulings that had blocked the policy and sparking a renewed national debate over civil rights and military readiness. The decision, which came in the form of an unsigned order, enables the military to bar transgender people from enlisting or serving unless they remain in their biological sex and forgo gender transition, putting thousands of service members at risk of dismissal. The Court's three liberal justices dissented, and advocacy groups have condemned the move as discriminatory, vowing to continue legal challenges and pursue legislative protections for transgender service members. The ruling follows President Trump's executive order revoking policies allowing transgender service, with the Department of Defense citing medical and readiness concerns as justification for the ban. Critics argue the administration's reasoning is a thinly veiled attempt to disguise discrimination, and legal experts warn the decision could set a precedent for broader rollbacks of LGBTQ rights in federal institutions. Protests have erupted in major cities, and ongoing lawsuits are expected to further test the policy's constitutionality.