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Chris Geidner

Judge Benjamin Settle, a George W. Bush appointee to the federal bench born in 1947, had this to say to the Trump administration tonight about its defense of its anti-trans military ban: lawdork.com/i/159798593/update

The government's arguments are not persuasive, and it is not an especially close question on this record. The government's unrelenting reliance on deference to military judgment is unjustified in the absence of any evidence supporting "the military's" new judgment reflected in the Military Ban—in its equally considered and unquestionable judgment, that very same military had only the week before permitted active-duty plaintiffs (and some thousands of others) to serve openly. Any evidence that such service over the past four years harmed any of the military's inarguably critical aims would be front and center. But there is none.
Mar 28, 2025, 02:00 AM·Public·Ivory for Mac
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Chris Geidner

Settle's nationwide injunction, blocking enforcement of the anti-trans military ban: storage.courtlistener.com/reca

The effect of the Court's Order is to maintain the status quo of military policy 22 | regarding both active-duty and prospective transgender service that existed nationwide ORDER - 1 1 immediately before President Trump issued the Military Ban. For example, the policies 2 described in Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 6130.03, Volume 1, "Medical 3 Standards for Military Service: Appointment, Enlistment, or Induction," change 5, May 28, 2024; DoDI 6130.03, Volume 2, "Medical Standards for Military Service: Retention," change 1, June 6, 2022; and DoDI 1300.28, "In-Service Transition for Transgender Service Members," change 1, December 20, 2022. This Order applies to all plaintiffs and any similarly situated individuals nationwide, including those serving out of country. Dated this 27th day of March, 2025. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 do Secre BENJAMIN H. SETTLE United States District Judge
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