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A federal appeals court found that the Trump administration's order banning transgender people from the military was based on unconstitutional animus and a desire to harm a politically unpopular group.
The D.C. Circuit Court affirmed a district court's order blocking the Trump administration from expelling transgender plaintiffs from the military.
During a hearing before federal district Judge Reyes, attorneys for the military admitted they had no evidence to support assertions that transgender people are undisciplined or lack the moral character to serve.
After civil subpoenas for patient records were blocked by eight federal courts, the Trump administration secured criminal subpoenas from a court in Texas to target hospitals with no connection to the state.
In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated a Republican-drawn congressional map in Alabama, which eliminates a majority-Black House district for the midterm elections.
The U.S. Supreme Court's majority opinion stated that its April 29th ruling, which scaled back the Voting Rights Act, undercut the legal claims against Alabama's redistricting map.
The U.S. Supreme Court has acted in redistricting cases in five states during the current cycle, with the Republican Party prevailing in four of them, including cases involving Louisiana, New York, and Texas.
Greg Storr predicts the U.S. Supreme Court will likely overturn limits on coordinated party expenditures, a move that would probably benefit the Republican Party due to its current cash-on-hand advantage.
A pending U.S. Supreme Court case could invalidate laws in approximately 14 states, plus another 15 laws applying to military and overseas voters, that allow mail-in ballots to be counted if they are postmarked by Election Day but arrive later.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has expressed public disdain for transgender people serving in the U.S. military.
President Trump's executive order banning transgender military service does not use the word "transgender," instead using terms like "people who assert a false gender identity."
The D.C. Circuit Court's decision to block the ban on transgender military service was a 2-1 vote, with an Obama appointee and a Clinton appointee in the majority and a Trump appointee in dissent.