Hegseth says 'see you at SCOTUS' after appeals court rules Trump admin illegally banned active transgender troops
Key takeaways
- The panel, though, allowed the Pentagon to enforce its ban against transgender individuals seeking to enlist.
- See you at SCOTUS, Hegseth wrote on the social platform X, responding to Fox News reporter Bill Melugin s post on the ruling.
- In Monday s 2-1 ruling, the U.S.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Earlier in the day, a divided federal appeals court panel ruled that the Trump administration, under a policy implemented by Hegseth last year, is unconstitutionally expelling troops actively serving because they are transgender. The panel, though, allowed the Pentagon to enforce its ban against transgender individuals seeking to enlist.
See you at SCOTUS, Hegseth wrote on the social platform X, responding to Fox News reporter Bill Melugin s post on the ruling.
In Monday s 2-1 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia voted that Hegseth s order to expel transgender service members from the armed forces was motivated by animus against them, and therefore constituted a violation of their constitutional rights.