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The U.S. military's dispute over transgender people is set to go to the Supreme Court.

The U.S. government under former President Donald Trump has appealed to the Supreme Court regarding the dismissal of transgender individuals from military service. The Defense Department had ordered in 2025, at Trump’s direction, that transgender people be largely excluded from military service, but lower courts initially blocked this decision. The first-instance court ruled that excluding transgender individuals violated constitutional principles of equal treatment before the law, stating the policy was based partly on an unacceptable state interest to harm the politically unpopular transgender community. The U.S. government described this ruling as a 'serious error' in its appeal to the Supreme Court.

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The U.S. military's dispute over transgender people is set to go to the Supreme Court.

The U.S. government under former President Donald Trump has appealed to the Supreme Court regarding the dismissal of transgender individuals from military service. The Defense Department had ordered in 2025, at Trump’s direction, that transgender people be largely excluded from military service, but lower courts initially blocked this decision. The first-instance court ruled that excluding transgender individuals violated constitutional principles of equal treatment before the law, stating the policy was based partly on an unacceptable state interest to harm the politically unpopular transgender community. The U.S. government described this ruling as a 'serious error' in its appeal to the Supreme Court.

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