Trump's Trans Military Ban Hits Roadblock

By Braden Campbell (October 30, 2017, 1:36 PM EDT) -- A D.C. federal judge on Monday blocked President Donald Trump's plan to bar members of the transgender community from serving in the military, saying it's likely the policy violates the Fifth Amendment.

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly partially enjoined the policy at the request of transgender servicemembers who sued in August. President Donald Trump announced the shift on Twitter the month before. (AP) U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly partially enjoined the policy at the request of transgender servicemembers who sued in August, saying the portions of the rule extending an existing bar against members of the transgender community joining the military...

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