{"id":2427009,"date":"2025-04-24T14:34:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T18:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-seeks-supreme-court-intervention-in-transgender-troops-ban\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T14:36:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T18:36:33","slug":"trump-seeks-supreme-court-intervention-in-transgender-troops-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-seeks-supreme-court-intervention-in-transgender-troops-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump seeks Supreme Court intervention in transgender troops ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-seeks-supreme-court-intervention-in-transgender-troops-ban%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2427009&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Trump management has filed a request with the Supreme Court to pause a lower court\u2019s ruling that blocked the enforcement of a ban on military service members diagnosed with gender dysphoria. Solicitor General John Sauer contends that the injunction from a Washington state court undermines the executive branch&#8217;s authority over military personnel decisions. The case arises from challenges to Trump\u2019s executive order, which prohibits service by individuals with gender dysphoria, a policy elaborated upon by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Critics argue that this ban unfairly discriminates against transgender individuals, as it effectively discharges those currently serving who identify as transgender, contrasting with a previous policy that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">allowed existing transgender personnel<\/a> to remain in service. A separate case also highlights allegations of discrimination by the administration against all transgender individuals.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump seeks Supreme Court intervention in transgender troops ban<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2102949\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Trump administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/853570392\/Supreme-Court-petition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">asked<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Supreme Court\">Supreme Court<\/a> on Thursday to pause a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-alito-moves-up-deadline-for-supreme-court-briefing-in-pennsylvania-lawsuit-to-flip-the-election\/\" title=\"Justice Alito Moves Up Deadline For ... Briefing in Pennsylvania Lawsuit to Flip the Election\">lower court&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s order that blocked Defense Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pete Hegseth\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> from enforcing a ban on service members who have gender dysphoria.<\/p>\n<p>Solicitor General John Sauer argued on behalf of President Donald Trump, Hegseth, and other military leaders that a lower court&rsquo;s injunction in Washington state in <em>Shilling vs. United States<\/em> &ldquo;cannot be squared with the substantial deference&rdquo; that the courts owe to the executive branch&rsquo;s military-related decisions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3388907\/judge-rebukes-aclu-improper-voicemail-deportation-case\/\">Judge rebukes ACLU for improper voicemail in deportation case<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3388658\/california-defends-ban-gas-vehicles-supreme-court\/\">California defends its right to ban gas vehicles at the Supreme Court<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3388144\/supreme-court-weighs-california-power-ban-gas-cars\/\">Supreme Court weighs California&#8217;s power to ban gas cars<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louisiana-sheriff-refuses-to-enforce-state-abortion-law\/\" title=\"Louisiana Sheriff Refuses to Enforce State Abortion Law\">district court issued<\/a> a universal injunction usurping the Executive Branch&rsquo;s authority to determine who may serve in the Nation&rsquo;s armed forces &mdash; despite this Court previously staying injunctions against a materially indistinguishable policy,&rdquo; Sauer said.<\/p>\n<p>The solicitor general said the case &ldquo;does not plow new ground,&rdquo; noting that the high court granted temporary relief to the administration in 2019 that allowed then-Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to enforce a similar ban.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs in the case, comprising a handful of service members who identify as transgender, have argued the policy under Mattis was different in that it grandfathered into the military any current transgender servicemembers, whereas Hegseth&rsquo;s policy would result in their immediate discharge.<\/p>\n<p>The case, one of three, challenges Trump&rsquo;s executive order, as well as Hegseth&rsquo;s subsequent policy carrying out the order, which banned anyone with gender dysphoria from serving in the military.<\/p>\n<p>The order also banned from the military anyone who seeks medical care for gender dysphoria or anyone who identifies as pronouns that do not correspond to their sex, which the Trump administration has argued is rooted in science.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is undisputed that gender dysphoria is a medical condition associated with clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning,&rdquo; Sauer said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3387901\/trump-administration-military-transgender-troops-ban-presidential-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ARGUES BANNING TRANSGENDER TROOPS IS &lsquo;CORE AREA&rsquo; OF PRESIDENT&rsquo;S POWER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a separate case, more than two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-a-dozen-soldiers-stationed-at-capitol-are-sick-after-provided-with-undercooked-food-report\/\" title=\"Over a Dozen Soldiers Stationed at Capitol Are Sick After Provided With Undercooked Food: Report\">dozen service members<\/a>, some of whom identify as transgender and have lengthy military careers and awards for their services, argued to courts in Washington, D.C., that Trump and Hegseth were unjustly discriminating against all transgender people, not just people with gender dysphoria.<\/p>\n<p>A judge who issued a separate injunction that is now being examined by an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-upholds-obamacare-in-full\/\" title=\"... Upholds Obamacare in Full\">appeals court agreed<\/a> that the administration showed animus toward transgender people without justification. 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