Supreme Court allows Trump’s ban on trans military members to go into effect

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that President Donald Trump’s arbitrary ban on transgender people from the military may go into effect despite multiple lower court rulings against it.

The decision could have an immediate impact on the thousands of transgender people currently serving their country.

The justices split on the decision, with the four liberal judges voting against lifting the ban.

Trump tweeted his decision to discriminate against trans service members unexpectedly in July 2017, catching military leadership and activists off guard.

Related: Federal court rejects Trump’s latest attempt to implement the trans military ban

Trump hosted a group of far right evangelical activists shortly before announcing his surprise decision.

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