The Supreme Court of the United States has decided that former President Donald Trump’s rule preventing transgender individuals from serving in the military can now be enforced.
On Tuesday, the highest court in the country said the Trump administration is allowed to carry out the ban. Before this, lower courts had stopped it from being implemented.
According to a report by The New York Times, the court’s decision was short and did not explain the reasoning. It also didn’t have any names attached, showing that it was made quickly under special request.
Three justices — Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, and Ketanji Brown Jackson — disagreed with the decision. However, they also didn’t explain why they disagreed.
The DAILY POST shared that the case began after Trump issued an executive order on his first day of the second term as president. This order canceled a policy set by President Joe Biden that had allowed transgender people to serve openly in the military.
Earlier in March, a federal judge in Tacoma, Washington — Judge Benjamin H. Settle — had stopped the ban with a nationwide order. He pointed out the story of Commander Shilling as an example of how the policy was unfair.
The legal battle continued for several months. Finally, on Tuesday, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to go ahead with enforcing the ban.