Supreme Court allows Trump ban on transgender members of the military to take effect while lawsuits proceed

WASHINGTON – Theย Supreme Courtย on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trumpโ€™s administration to enforceย a ban on transgender people in the military, while legal challenges proceed.

The court acted in the dispute over aย policyย that presumptively disqualifies transgender people from military service.

The courtโ€™s three liberal justices said they would have kept the policy on hold.

Just after beginning his second term in January, Trump moved aggressively to roll backย the rights of transgender people.

Among the Republican presidentโ€™s actions was an executive order that claims the sexual identity of transgender service members โ€œconflicts with a soldierโ€™s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle, even in oneโ€™s personal lifeโ€ and is harmful to military readiness.