Trump administration appeals transgender recruit order
Source: The Hill
BY MALLORY SHELBOURNE - 12/12/17 07:49 AM EST
The Department of Justice filed an appeal late Monday after a judge ruled that the Trump administration must accept transgender military recruits by the new year, according to multiple reports.
"The government seeks a stay pending appeal of the portion of the injunction concerning accessions," lawyers representing the administration said in a brief, as reported by CNN.
The filing came after a federal judge on Monday stopped the administration’s attempt to ban the enlistment of new transgender troops.
A spokeswoman for the Justice Department in a statement argued that that the plaintiffs in the case have not “established that they will be impacted by current policies on military service.”
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/defense/364401-trump-administration-appeals-transgender-recruit-order
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