Trump admin moves to oust 1,000 trans people from the military after Supreme Court ruling

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is moving rapidly to ban transgender troops from the U.S. military, giving active-duty service members on Thursday 30 days and reservists 60 days to voluntarily leave or be forced out.The big picture: The order that follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday enabling the Trump administration's ban to take effect impacts about 1,000 service members, per a Pentagon statement.Driving the news: President Trump signed an executive order targeting transgender troops in January that recognizes only two sexes, male and female, in line with other policies attacking trans people.Trump also rescinded a policy allowing trans people to serve, a policy his predecessor, former President Biden, implemented."This is the president's agenda, this is what the American people voted for," Hegseth said in a video posted to X. The post carried the caption, "After a SCOTUS victory for @POTUS, TRANS is out at the DOD."What we're watching: A group representing 32 transgender plaintiffs filed a letter brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday night arguing the Supreme Court's ruling did not apply to a judge's order in a separate case in March.In that order, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes described the Trump administration's efforts to block transgender people as "soaked in animus and dripping with pretext" and found the moves violated the Constitution.Glad Law said in a statement on the challenge that the Supreme Court "did not consider animus" in its ruling.What they're saying: "Secretary Hegseth's comments about transgender troops are a disgrace to the military and all those who serve," said attorney and GLAD Law senior director of transgender and queer rights Jennifer Levi.Go deeper: All of the anti-trans executive orders Trump has signed

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