Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules

A federal appeals court panel ruled that the Trump administration's policy banning transgender troops from military service was illegal, upholding a prior injunction against the policy. The court narrowed the injunction to apply only to current transgender service members, not those seeking to join. The policy, based on an executive order claiming transgender identity harms military readiness, was criticized as targeting a 'politically unpopular group.'