Karnoski et al v. Trump et al

  1. July 30, 2021

    Gov't Reaches Deal To End Trump-Era Trans Military Ban

    The Biden administration and transgender military members and advocacy groups told a federal court in Washington state that they've reached a settlement deal to end a lawsuit over a contentious Trump-era policy barring transgender people from joining or serving openly in the military.

  2. September 03, 2020

    Judge Says Mattis Must Testify In DOD Transgender Ban Suit

    A Washington federal judge has ruled that former Defense Secretary James Mattis and Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie must testify in a challenge to the Pentagon's contentious transgender policy, saying "extraordinary circumstances" justified deposing the officials.

  3. July 30, 2018

    Gov't Must Hand Over Documents In Transgender Ban Suit

    A Washington federal judge ordered the Trump administration to cough up certain documents, previously withheld as privileged, underpinning its policy banning many transgender people from military service and to better explain why President Donald Trump should be excluded from discovery.

  4. June 15, 2018

    Trump Can't Freeze Transgender Troops Ruling During Appeal

    A Washington federal judge on Friday declined to pause her ruling enjoining the Trump administration's policy barring transgender people from military service while the president appeals to the Ninth Circuit.

  5. May 15, 2018

    Transgender Troops Say Freeze On Ban Won't Hurt Military

    Active and prospective transgender troops urged a Washington federal judge to keep an injunction in place freezing President Donald Trump's policy barring them from serving in the military, arguing that they'll be denied crucial medical treatment if the stay is lifted pending the administration's appeal. 

  6. May 01, 2018

    Gov't Wants Transgender Ban Injunction Stayed For Appeal

    The federal government has urged a Washington federal judge to stay her injunction against President Donald Trump's policy barring many transgender individuals from military service, pending an appeal, saying the U.S. will be irreparably harmed if it cannot begin implementing the ban.

  7. April 16, 2018

    Injunction Remains On Pentagon's New Transgender Ban

    A Washington federal judge on Friday refused to lift an injunction halting President Donald Trump's new ban on transgender individuals serving in the military, finding that questions remain whether the controversial policy is based on evidence or discriminatory stereotypes.

  8. March 27, 2018

    Judge Wants Explanation On DOD's New Transgender Policy

    A Washington federal judge on Tuesday gave the federal government and current and prospective transgender military service members a week to lay out constitutional arguments on President Donald Trump's new policy allowing some transgender troops to openly serve, pushing back a previously imminent ruling on an earlier version of the policy.

  9. March 26, 2018

    Transgender Troops Want DOD's New Partial Ban Blocked

    Current and prospective transgender military service members said they will ask a Washington federal court on Tuesday to permanently block President Donald Trump's new policy that would allow only some transgender troops to openly serve, after previously winning an injunction against a broader earlier policy, arguing the new policy is still unconstitutional.

  10. March 21, 2018

    US Must Disclose Docs To Defend Transgender Military Ban

    A Washington federal judge declined Tuesday to rethink her decision ordering the federal government to disclose all the information it may use to defend a ban on transgender military service members, deeming the administration's attempt to invoke executive privilege belated and its current disclosures insufficient.

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