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The Donald Trump administration’s attempt to exclude transgender people from serving in the U.S. military has resulted in a preliminary injunction against it from a federal judge in Washington, D.C.
U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes’ ruling on Tuesday prevents the Department of Defence from implementing a policy directive intended to exclude transgender service members from the military for the time being.
Reyes resisted the administration’s initiative in a broad and occasionally harshly worded judgement, claiming that the restriction infringed upon the constitutional rights of transgender personnel.
“Indeed, the cruel irony is that thousands of transgender servicemembers have sacrificed — some risking their lives – to ensure for others the very equal protection rights the Military Ban seeks to deny them,” Reyes wrote.
The preliminary injunction is the most recent instance of a federal judge taking action to stop or halt President Trump’s attempts to utilise executive action to carry out his objectives. Trump detractors are concerned that the administration would eventually decide to disregard a ruling from a federal court and cause a constitutional crisis as a result of the president’s constant stream of orders.
