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U.S. court rejects Trump bid to stop transgender military recruits on Jan. 1
Source: Reuters
#POLITICS DECEMBER 21, 2017 / 2:59 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
U.S. court rejects Trump bid to stop transgender military recruits on Jan. 1
Andrew Chung
4 MIN READ
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court in Virginia on Thursday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to prevent the U.S. military from accepting transgender recruits starting Jan. 1.
The administration had urged the appeals court to suspend an order by a federal judge in Baltimore for the armed forces to begin accepting transgender recruits on that date. The administration has said the Jan. 1 start date was causing the armed forces to scramble to revise their policies at the risk of harming military readiness.
In a brief two-paragraph order, the three-judge panel of the Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it was denying the administration’s request while the appeal proceeds. All three judges are Democratic appointees.
The court’s action could prompt the administration to ask the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court to intervene.
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U.S. court rejects Trump bid to stop transgender military recruits on Jan. 1
Andrew Chung
4 MIN READ
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court in Virginia on Thursday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to prevent the U.S. military from accepting transgender recruits starting Jan. 1.
The administration had urged the appeals court to suspend an order by a federal judge in Baltimore for the armed forces to begin accepting transgender recruits on that date. The administration has said the Jan. 1 start date was causing the armed forces to scramble to revise their policies at the risk of harming military readiness.
In a brief two-paragraph order, the three-judge panel of the Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it was denying the administration’s request while the appeal proceeds. All three judges are Democratic appointees.
The court’s action could prompt the administration to ask the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court to intervene.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-transgender/u-s-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-stop-transgender-military-recruits-on-jan-1-idUSKBN1EF2PP
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