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US Supreme Court allows ban on transgender troops to take effect

Nick Rondoletto, left, and Doug Thorogood wave a rainbow flag as they protest against a ban on transgender people in the military in San Francisco on July 26, 2017 [Olga R Rodriguez/AP Photo]

The United States Supreme Court has allowed a ban on transgender military members to take effect while legal challenges over the restriction continue.

On Tuesday, the court’s conservative majority issued an unsigned order lifting a lower court’s injunction that had blocked the ban from taking effect.

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