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Justice Department Moved to Defend Trump’s Transgender Ban in Court

On the same day Trump was trying to talk up health-care flexibility, the Justice Department filed to keep defending his transgender military ban in federal court. The filing underscored how the administration’s abrupt policy reversal was turning into a legal and political liability, not a finished policy.

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First recorded Oct 12, 2017·Meaningfully updated Oct 12, 2017

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Justice Department Moved to Defend Trump’s Transgender Ban in Court

On the same day Trump was trying to talk up health-care flexibility, the Justice Department filed to keep defending his transgender military ban in federal court. The filing underscored how the administration’s abrupt policy reversal was turning into a legal and political liability, not a finished policy.

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