A U.S. Court of Appeals of DC panel ruled 2-1 that the President could not remove currently serving trans members of the military, but he could continue prohibiting trans people from joining. The response from the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, was “See you at SCOTUS.”
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A divided federal appeals court handed down a split ruling on transgender military policy, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth answered with four words.
See you at SCOTUS.
On June 1, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decided Nicholas Talbott, et al. v. United States, No. 25-5087.
The 2-1 panel kept the War Department blocked from removing transgender troops who are currently serving, while at the same time clearing the way for President Trump’s administration to keep enforcing restrictions on new recruits as the case moves forward.
BREAKING: In a 2-1 ruling, a federal appeals court finds the Trump administration policy to ban transgender individuals from serving in the US military is unconstitutional.
From Judge Roger Wilkins who wrote the majority opinion:
“The Hegseth policy is both arbitrary and based…
