Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Review Military Policy on Transgender Service Members
The Trump administration has formally requested the U.S. Supreme Court to assess the legality of its policy that effectively restricts transgender-identifying individuals from serving in the military. The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a petition asking the high court to determine if the War Department’s rule, which generally disqualifies individuals with gender dysphoria, a history of the condition, or related interventions, violates the equal-protection component of the Fifth Amendment’s due process clause. This policy stems from a February 2025 Pentagon memo, which itself was a directive to comply with President Trump’s January 2025 executive order. That order mandated War Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise military policy regarding gender dysphoric individuals within 60 days. The request to the Supreme Court follows a series of legal challenges, including a preliminary injunction issued by D.C. District Judge Ana Reyes in March 2025, which was later partially upheld by a D.C. Circuit panel in June 202... 
