March 06, 2018
The federal government said Monday it need not fork over more information about the witnesses and documents that may be used to defend a ban on transgender military service members, arguing the U.S. has provided everything it must so far regarding a yet-to-be-finalized policy.
March 02, 2018
The U.S. Department of Justice told a Washington federal court a ban on transgender military service members cannot be found unconstitutional as a final policy has yet to be released, also arguing President Donald Trump should be allowed to escape the suit as an injunction cannot be used against him.
January 25, 2018
Six transgender members of the military who have already won an injunction blocking the president's ban on transgender service asked a Washington federal judge to strike the rule altogether Thursday, saying the ban is unconstitutional because it discriminates against an oppressed class without reason.
December 12, 2017
The federal government asked the D.C. Circuit late Monday for an emergency stay against an injunction blocking a Trump administration policy that bars transgender people from enlisting in the military, hours after a district court refused a similar request.
November 21, 2017
The Trump administration can't ban transgender people from military service, according to an injunction issued Tuesday by a Maryland federal judge who expanded a D.C. district judge's block to include lifting restrictions for service members undergoing gender reassignment surgeries.
October 17, 2017
A lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's plan to ban transgender people from serving in the military is "premature several times over," the U.S. Department of Justice told a Washington federal court on Monday, saying the policy has yet to take effect and thus no injury can be shown.
September 26, 2017
The state of Washington on Monday asked a federal court for permission to join a suit challenging President Donald Trump's ban on transgender individuals serving in the military, claiming the state needs to protect its citizens from discrimination and its National Guard from facing recruitment problems.
August 28, 2017
President Donald Trump's transgender military service ban is facing more heat with the Monday filing of two new federal court challenges by civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal, and law firms Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Covington & Burling LLP, which are aiding the rights groups pro bono.