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Sana Khan

Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Transgender Military Ban, Calls It 'Soaked In Animus'

Trump will sign an executive order Wednesday banning transgender women from competing in women's sports. (Credit: Jim Watson/AFP /CBS Austin/AP Photo)

A federal judge has suspended President Donald Trump's order banning transgender people from serving in the military, ruling that it likely violated their constitutional rights.

Trump on Jan. 27 had signed the order, claiming that being transgender goes against a soldier's values of honesty, discipline, and honor, even in their personal life. The president also argued that it negatively affected military readiness.

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