The Trump administration is asking the US Supreme Court to let the Pentagon immediately discharge 28 currently serving transgender service members and a prospective enlistee not covered by the discharge injunction, even as their legal challenge to the military's transgender ban remains unresolved.
The emergency appeal seeks to overturn protections that have allowed the service members to remain in uniform while a lower-court case moves towards trial in January. The Justice Department has described the issue as one of 'exceptional importance', arguing that the military must retain broad authority to determine who is eligible to serve.
