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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michael Kunzelman

Judge hopes to rule next week on Trump order banning transgender people from military service

A federal judge said Wednesday that she hopes to rule next week on whether to block President Donald Trump’s administration from banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military.

At the end of a daylong hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said it is her “strong hope” that she will issue a decision next Tuesday or Wednesday. Reyes acknowledged that her ruling probably won't be the “last stop in this train's journey,” given the near-certainty of an appeal.

“I just have to do the best I can with the evidence in front of me," she said.

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