October 20, 2025
Two Ninth Circuit judges hearing an appeal Monday expressed doubts about the Trump administration's bid to vacate a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Defense from treating gender dysphoria as a disqualifying medical condition, saying the "broad" new policy sweeps in undiagnosed individuals.
March 31, 2025
A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday denied the federal government's bid for an emergency stay that would have allowed the U.S. Department of Defense to move forward with the Trump administration's ban on transgender military service following a Washington federal judge's decision to block the prohibition last week.