From Fox News: A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Pentagon to temporarily enforce its revived ban on transgender military service, ruling that a lower court improperly blocked the Trump administration’s 2025 policy.
The decision marks a major development in one of the most closely watched military policy cases in the country.
The 2–1 ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit stays a district court’s preliminary injunction and permits the Trump administration to continue enforcing the restrictions while litigation continues.
“Today’s victory is a great win for the security of the American people,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told Fox News Digital. “As commander in chief, President Trump has the executive authority to ensure that our Department of War prioritizes military readiness over woke gender ideology.”
Writing for the majority in the ruling, Judges Gregory Katsas and Neomi Rao wrote the following rebuke of the lower court:
“The United States military enforces strict medical standards to ensure that only physically and mentally fit individuals join its ranks. For decades, these requirements barred service by individuals with gender dysphoria, a medical condition associated with clinically significant distress.
“The district court nonetheless preliminarily enjoined the 2025 policy based on its own contrary assessment of the evidence. In our view, the court afforded insufficient deference to the Secretary’s [Hegseth] considered judgment. Accordingly, we stay the preliminary injunction pending the government’s appeal.”
🚨JUST IN🚨
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit panel has ruled IN FAVOR of Secretary Pete Hegseth in the dispute over the transgender military ban.
This 2-1 ruling holds that District Judge Ana Reyes’ effort to halt its enforcement failed to grant the secretary… pic.twitter.com/OiWI8yPjOk
— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) December 9, 2025
The point: Healthy military service members who seek to voluntarily give themselves a chronic disease, disrupt their own abilities and put our nation at risk while bankrupting us in debt are the opposite of qualified for duty. Thank you @SecWar https://t.co/GTj7b66MhC
— Craig DeRoche (@craigderoche) December 10, 2025
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