in World News Judicial Coup: Biden Judge Blocks Trump’s Transgender Military Ban
A far-left activist judge appointed by Joe Biden has blocked President Trump’s effort to restore common sense and military readiness by prohibiting transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
This ruling, issued by Judge Ana Reyes of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, flies in the face of executive authority and national security priorities.
Judge Reyes granted a preliminary injunction in Nicolas Talbott, et al. v. United States, et al., blocking the Trump administration’s Executive Order 14183 and the policy enacted by Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth.
The order, which stated that military service by transgender individuals is “inconsistent” with military readiness and unit cohesion, was challenged by a group of transgender service members. They argued that the policy violates their constitutional rights under the Fifth Amendment.
In January, President Trump signed the “Restoring America’s Fighting Force” executive order and the “Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness” executive orders, which direct every element of the U.S. military to “operate free from any preference based on race or sex” and root out gender insanity and made up pronoun usage, respectively.
The judge found that the policy, implemented without consultation with military leaders or supporting evidence, relied on “derogatory language” and “pure conjecture.”
“The President issued EO14183 within seven days of taking office, and Secretary Hegseth issued the Policy thirty days later. There is no evidence that they consulted with uniformed military leaders before doing so. Neither document contains any analysis nor cites any data,” Reyes wrote.
Reyes noted that transgender service members have been serving openly since 2021 without documented issues.
“Transgender persons have served openly since 2021, but Defendants have not analyzed their service. That is unfortunate. Plaintiffs’ service records alone are Exhibit A for the proposition that transgender persons can have the warrior ethos, physical and mental health, selflessness, honor, integrity, and discipline to ensure military excellence.”
The court highlighted that plaintiffs in the case—transgender troops with over 130 years of combined military experience and dozens of commendations, including Bronze Stars—had been deemed fit to serve by the Department of Defense.