Overview

• The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow the enforcement of a Trump administration policy banning transgender individuals from military service.
• The decision temporarily lifts a lower court's injunction, enabling the Pentagon to proceed with identifying and discharging service members diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
• Approximately 15,000 transgender service members could be affected by this policy, which reverses Biden-era protections reinstated in 2021.
• The ruling is an interim measure, and the case may return to the Supreme Court after further proceedings in lower courts.
• Critics argue the policy violates constitutional equal protection guarantees, while the administration frames it as part of a broader effort to eliminate 'wokeness' in the military.