A far-left activist judge appointed by Joe Biden has blocked President Trump’s effort to restore common sense and military readiness by prohibiting transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
This ruling, issued by Judge Ana Reyes of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, flies in the face of executive authority and national security priorities.
Judge Reyes granted a preliminary injunction in Nicolas Talbott, et al. v. United States, et al., blocking the Trump administration’s Executive Order 14183 and the policy enacted by Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth.
According to the ruling, Trump issued the executive order just seven days into his second term without consulting military leaders or analyzing any data. Also, Reyes claimed Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth rushed through his policy within 30 days, failing to conduct any meaningful review.
Reyes criticized the measure as both unconstitutional and “a solution in search of a problem.”
The judge called out the Trump administration’s reliance on “empty rhetoric and assumptions”, noting that the government failed to cite any studies or data proving transgender service members harm military readiness.
Her ruling hinges on a flimsy Fifth Amendment claim, alleging the ban violates equal protection by targeting transgender troops with “animus.” Reyes waxes poetic about “all people are created equal,” twisting the Declaration of Independence into a battering ram against military discipline.
“The Court’s opinion is long, but its premise is simple. In the self-evident truth that “all people are created equal,”5 all means all. Nothing more. And certainly nothing less,” she wrote.
The injunction is stayed until March 21, 2025, allowing the Trump administration time to seek an emergency appeal.
This is a developing story.
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