The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to unblock its ban on transgender troops in the military as litigation continues in lower courts.
The Trump administration argued in its filing that stalling the policy could hinder U.S. military readiness, and asked the Supreme Court to block a lower court’s ruling halting the ban, Fox News reported. Justices asked plaintiffs in the case to file a response by next week, “indicating that they could move quickly on the issue.”
“Absent a stay, the district court’s universal injunction will remain in place for the duration of further review in the Ninth Circuit and in this Court — a period far too long for the military to be forced to maintain a policy that it has
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