Swordsmyth
03-08-2019, 08:33 PM
A federal judge lifted the fourth and final injunction against the Trump administration's policy barring most transgender individuals from serving in the military on Thursday.
U.S. District Judge George Russell III reversed his prior ruling, stating he was required to lift his order “because the court is bound by the Supreme Court’s decision" after the high court lifted two other injunctions imposed in January.
The Pentagon celebrated Russell's decision, heralding it as the demise of the final roadblock after four injunctions were put in place in 2017 as legal challenges against the ban played out.
"The Department is pleased with the district court's decision to stay the final injunction against the Department's proposed policy,” the Pentagon said in a statement Thursday. “The 2016 policy will remain in effect until the Department issues further guidance, which will be forthcoming in the near future.”
More at: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/federal-judge-lifts-injunction-against-trumps-transgender-military-ban
U.S. District Judge George Russell III reversed his prior ruling, stating he was required to lift his order “because the court is bound by the Supreme Court’s decision" after the high court lifted two other injunctions imposed in January.
The Pentagon celebrated Russell's decision, heralding it as the demise of the final roadblock after four injunctions were put in place in 2017 as legal challenges against the ban played out.
"The Department is pleased with the district court's decision to stay the final injunction against the Department's proposed policy,” the Pentagon said in a statement Thursday. “The 2016 policy will remain in effect until the Department issues further guidance, which will be forthcoming in the near future.”
More at: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/federal-judge-lifts-injunction-against-trumps-transgender-military-ban