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Major victory for Trump after Supreme Court allows partial transgender ban in the military to be enforced

Donald Trump has proposed the move In July 2017 after it came to light that several troops sought to transition from one gender to the other on taxpayers' money
UPDATED JAN 22, 2019

President Trump's partial ban on transgender people serving in the military has been cleared by the Supreme Court and is set to take effect although challenges at lower courts continue.

The high court nullified lower court actions that held the widely discussed policy from being implemented for almost a year after multiple Justice Department requests were made on the issue, USA Today reports.

Dozens of protesters gather in Times Square near a military recruitment center to show their anger at President Donald Trump's decision to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving in the military on July 26, 2017, in New York City. (Getty Images)
Dozens of protesters gather in Times Square near a military recruitment center to show their anger at President Donald Trump's decision to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving in the military on July 26, 2017, in New York City. (Getty Images)

The verdict spells a major victory for the Trump administration, which has consistently pushed back against nationwide injunctions issued by local courts.

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