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Federal Court Rejects Another Trump Administration Attempt to Implement the Transgender Military Ban and Reinstates Nationwide Preliminary Injunction

Lead attorneys for the plaintiffs say military families face a “crushing amount of pressure” and that the motion to dissolve was “nothing more than a disingenuous, last-ditch tactic to sow confusion and cause delay”

U.S. District Court Judge Ana Reyes today rejected a Trump administration motion to dissolve the nationwide preliminary injunction issued in تالبوت ضد ترامب. Judge Reyes issued the injunction on March 18 in a forceful order in which she held that the ban undermines national security and is likely unconstitutional, calling it “soaked with animus and dripping with pretext.” Defendants filed the motion to dissolve on March 21.

In her opinion today, Judge Reyes denied Defendants’ motion, holding that “Defendants cannot evade discriminating against transgender people simply by labeling the policy as addressing gender dysphoria.” Judge Reyes also denied Defendants’ request that she stay her preliminary injunction while the case proceeds.  

As a result of today’s decision, Judge Reyes’ order blocking the government from enforcing the ban will take effect at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 28. That injunction halts implementation of the ban and protects transgender servicemembers and recruits from its significant harms while the future of the ban is being decided in court. These harms include servicemembers being removed from deployments, denied commissions and promotions, placed on administrative leave, denied medically needed care, and ultimately being placed in involuntary separation proceedings, a process used to address instances of misconduct.

المحامون الرائدون في تالبوت ضد ترامب, المدير الأول لحقوق المتحولين جنسياً والمثليين في شركة GLAD Law جينيفر ليفي و المدير القانوني لـ NCLR شانون مينتر, respond to Judge Reyes’ ruling:

“These efforts to stall the preliminary injunction from going into effect to protect our transgender troops burden military families with a crushing amount of pressure as they navigate a limbo with outcomes that will cause devastating harms to the military careers of these incredible soldiers,” said جينيفر ليفي، المديرة الأولى لحقوق المتحولين جنسياً والمثليين في GLAD Law. “It is unthinkable that we would treat this way the brave individuals who sacrifice so much for our country.”

“This motion was nothing more than a last-ditch tactic to sow confusion and cause delay. There is no way to defend a policy that seeks to recklessly discard thousands of highly trained, skilled, and decorated transgender servicemembers, many of whom have deployed to critical locations across the globe. The government has conceded it has no evidence to support its position and no reason to discharge individuals who are serving capably and honorably,” said شانون مينتر، المديرة القانونية في المركز الوطني لحقوق الإنسان.

تالبوت ضد ترامب كان هذا أول طعن قانوني يُرفع ضد الأمر التنفيذي الأخير للرئيس ترامب بشأن حظر التجنيد للمتحولين جنسياً. تُرفع هذه القضية نيابةً عن 32 مدعياً، وقد رفعتها مجموعتا GLAD Law وNCLR القانونيتان المتخصصتان في قضايا مجتمع الميم، بمساعدة محامين متطوعين من Wardenski PC وKropf Moseley PLCC.

جينيفر ليفي من GLAD Law وشانون مينتر من NCLR، المحامون الرئيسيون في هذه القضية، هما متحولان جنسيًا، ولكل منهما خبرة تزيد عن ثلاثة عقود في التقاضي في قضايا بارزة ومهمة تتعلق بمجتمع الميم. قاد ليفي ومينتر معًا المعركة القانونية عام ٢٠١٧ ضد حظر التجنيد الإجباري للمتحولين جنسيًا في دو ضد ترامب و ستوكمان ضد ترامب، والتي حصلت أيضًا على أمر قضائي أولي على مستوى البلاد يمنع هذا الحظر.

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