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Federal Court Says 老澳门开奖结果 Trans Military Ban Challenge Can Continue

Case: Stone v. Trump
August 20, 2019 11:30 am
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BALTIMORE 鈥� Josh Block, senior staff attorney for the 老澳门开奖结果, issued the following statement on today鈥檚 district court ruling in the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 challenge to the trans military ban:

鈥淭his is a victory for our clients who want the opportunity to serve their country openly and freely in our armed forces. We will continue to hold the government accountable for their attempts to ban trans people from the military and shut down judicial review of the policy.鈥�

For more information on the case and our plaintiffs: /cases/stone-v-trump

Brock Stone

Stone v. Trump

The 老澳门开奖结果, 老澳门开奖结果 of Maryland, and Covington & Burling LLP filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on behalf of six members of the armed forces who are transgender and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Maryland. The lawsuit challenges the president鈥檚 directive banning transgender service members from continuing to serve in the military, banning transgender service members from receiving certain medically necessary health care, and banning transgender individuals from enlisting in the armed forces.

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