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US seeks to quash lawsuit opposing transgender military ban
Source: Associated Press
US seeks to quash lawsuit opposing transgender military ban
The Justice Department is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s moves to curtail military service by transgender people.
The lawsuit was filed in August by the National Center for Lesbian Rights and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) on behalf of eight transgender individuals, including service members in the Air Force, Coast Guard and the Army, as well as students at the U.S. Naval Academy and in the ROTC program at the University of New Haven.
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Late Wednesday, the Justice Department filed a brief asking a U.S. District Court judge in Washington to dismiss the lawsuit.
The lawsuit “is premature and should be dismissed for many reasons, including that the Defense Department is actively reviewing such service requirements, as the president ordered,” said Justice Department spokeswoman Lauren Ehrsam. She said none of the plaintiffs have established that they will be impacted by current policies on military service.
The two advocacy groups who filed the lawsuit assailed that assertion, saying there was a “compelling need” to halt the administration’s efforts.
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The Justice Department is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s moves to curtail military service by transgender people.
The lawsuit was filed in August by the National Center for Lesbian Rights and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) on behalf of eight transgender individuals, including service members in the Air Force, Coast Guard and the Army, as well as students at the U.S. Naval Academy and in the ROTC program at the University of New Haven.
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Late Wednesday, the Justice Department filed a brief asking a U.S. District Court judge in Washington to dismiss the lawsuit.
The lawsuit “is premature and should be dismissed for many reasons, including that the Defense Department is actively reviewing such service requirements, as the president ordered,” said Justice Department spokeswoman Lauren Ehrsam. She said none of the plaintiffs have established that they will be impacted by current policies on military service.
The two advocacy groups who filed the lawsuit assailed that assertion, saying there was a “compelling need” to halt the administration’s efforts.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/ca4227cc4bf74db888d2d46c7d5812a8/US-seeks-to-quash-lawsuit-opposing-transgender-military-ban
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