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The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow the military to discharge about two dozen transgender service members in a case testing the constitutionality of Trump’s transgender troop ban. The suit centers on 28 service members and follows a DC Circuit panel’s signal that the ban is likely unconstitutional; the Supreme Court could hear the case in the October term.
A federal judge ordered the Pentagon to explain why its new plan to screen cisgender soldiers 30+ for testosterone and offer testosterone replacement therapy differs from its ban on transgender troops, requesting the medical rationale, cost, and implementation details before an August 7 hearing as doctors warn of TRT risks and lawmakers scrutinize the policy amid ongoing transgender-service lawsuits.
A divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit ruled that Trump’s executive order banning transgender troops from military service illegally barred them, upholding a 2025 district court decision that the policy likely violates constitutional rights and narrowing the injunction to current service members rather than those seeking to join.
The U.S. Air Force will deny early retirement benefits to transgender service members with 15-18 years of service, instead separating them without benefits, as part of broader policies affecting transgender individuals in the military, leading to potential legal challenges and emotional distress among affected troops.