Government lawyers asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reimpose President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender servicemen in the military Friday, even as federal appeals courts in Washington, D.C., and California are still considering the matter.
Friday’s filing is the latest in a series of high-profile cases in which the government has bypassed normal judicial procedure and taken petitions directly to the high court.
“The district court in this case entered a nationwide preliminary injunction nullifying that exercise of professional military judgment and blocking the implementation of a policy that the secretary has deemed necessary to ‘place the Department of Defense in the strongest position to protect the American people, to fight and win America’s wars, and to ensure the survival and success of our service members around the world,'” the petition said.
The unusual filing is called a petition for certiorari before judgment, meaning that the government would like the Supreme Court to hear the case even though the lower courts of appeal have not yet issued their decisions.
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Does anyone want to be in a foxhole with two guys Kissing in the corner, or a couple of guys worrying about wrinkles in their dresses?
They would cry over a broken fingernail, a run in their nylons, smeared mascara.
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