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Donald Trump Handed Legal Loss as Judge Blocks Transgender Military Ban Federal Judge Ana Reyes on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender individuals from military service. The Department of Defense (DOD) responded to Newsweek via email Tuesday night, saying: "As a matter of policy, the Department does not comment on ongoing litigation." Why It Matters President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders and previously pushed policies aimed at rolling back rights for transgender people since his inauguration in January. The president signed a ban on openly transgender people serving in the military in an executive order a week into his second term, claiming that transgender troops negatively impact "excellence" and "readiness." Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth later issued a memo saying that transgender people would no longer be allowed to enlist in the military while asserting that service members with gender dysphoria who are already in the military would be "treated with dignity and respect." The DOD also requested last month that transgender troops be identified and separated. What To Know Reyes ruled that Trump's directive likely violates the constitutional rights of transgender troops. She delayed enforcement of her ruling for three days, allowing the administration time to appeal. Reyes said in her Tuesday ruling in part that: "Indeed, the cruel irony is that thousands of transgender servicemembers have sacrificed—some risking their
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