Supreme Court allows transgender troop ban

The US Supreme Court will let the Trump administration begin executing its ban on transgender military service members

Protester fighting President Donald Trump's ban on transgender troops
Trump's executive order says transgender identity conflicts with a 'soldier's commitment to an honorable, truthful and disciplined lifestyle'
(Image credit: Alex Wong / Getty Images)

What happened

The Supreme Court Tuesday said the Trump administration's ban on transgender military service members could go into force while the policy is litigated in a lower court. The justices did not explain their decision, which the court's three liberal justices opposed.

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Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

Rafi Schwartz has worked as a politics writer at The Week since 2022, where he covers elections, Congress and the White House. He was previously a contributing writer with Mic focusing largely on politics, a senior writer with Splinter News, a staff writer for Fusion's news lab, and the managing editor of Heeb Magazine, a Jewish life and culture publication. Rafi's work has appeared in Rolling Stone, GOOD and The Forward, among others.