‘Denied’: Federal appeals court leaves block on Trump’s transgender military ban in place

Left: President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women

Left: President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women’s or girls’ sporting events, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington (AP Photo/Alex Brandon). Right: Emily Shilling (YouTube/Reuters).

A federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration’s request to pause a lower court decision blocking Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military Monday, handing the federal government yet another loss related to its anti-transgender policies.

The case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit was an appeal of U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle’s ruling to deny a stay of his ruling against the transgender military ban.

Settle, a George W. Bush appointee sitting in Washington state, issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking implementation of Trump’s January executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military on March 28. The administration asked that Settle stay his order while the full appeal proceeds, and Settle denied the request.

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