EO Case Topic: Transgender Military Ban
Talbott v. Trump
Twenty active service members and individuals seeking enlistment are challenging President Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military and the Pentagon’s subsequent policy that forces current transgender service members out of the armed forces and bans transgender people from enlisting. The lawsuit was filed on equal protection grounds. The plaintiffs […]
Shilling v. Trump
Six actively serving transgender service members, a transgender person seeking to enlist in the military, and the Seattle-based civil and human rights organization Gender Justice League filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military and the Pentagon’s subsequent policy. The lawsuit was filed on equal protection […]