Judicial Coup: Biden Judge Blocks Trump’s Transgender Military Ban

A far-left activist judge appointed by Joe Biden has blocked President Trump’s effort to restore common sense and military readiness by prohibiting transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.

This ruling, issued by Judge Ana Reyes of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, flies in the face of executive authority and national security priorities.

Judge Reyes granted a preliminary injunction in Nicolas Talbott, et al. v. United States, et al., blocking the Trump administration’s Executive Order 14183 and the policy enacted by Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth.

The order, which stated that military service by transgender individuals is “inconsistent” with military readiness and unit cohesion, was challenged by a group of transgender service members. They argued that the policy violates their constitutional rights under the Fifth Amendment.

In January, President Trump signed the “Restoring America’s Fighting Force” executive order and the “Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness” executive orders, which direct every element of the U.S. military to “operate free from any preference based on race or sex” and root out gender insanity and made up pronoun usage, respectively.

The judge found that the policy, implemented without consultation with military leaders or supporting evidence, relied on “derogatory language” and “pure conjecture.”

“The President issued EO14183 within seven days of taking office, and Secretary Hegseth issued the Policy thirty days later. There is no evidence that they consulted with uniformed military leaders before doing so. Neither document contains any analysis nor cites any data,” Reyes wrote.

The judge called out the Trump administration’s reliance on “empty rhetoric and assumptions”, noting that the government failed to cite any studies or data proving transgender service members harm military readiness.

Her ruling hinges on a flimsy Fifth Amendment claim, alleging the ban violates equal protection by targeting transgender troops with “animus.” Reyes waxes poetic about “all people are created equal,” twisting the Declaration of Independence into a battering ram against military discipline.

“The Court’s opinion is long, but its premise is simple. In the self-evident truth that “all people are created equal,”5 all means all. Nothing more. And certainly nothing less,” she wrote.

“The President has the power—indeed the obligation—to ensure military readiness. At times, however, leaders have used concern for military readiness to deny marginalized persons the privilege of serving.”

“First minorities, then women in combat, then gays filled in that blank. Today, however, our military is stronger and our Nation is safer for the millions of such blanks (and all other persons) who serve,” Reyes wrote in her opinion.

The injunction is stayed until March 21, 2025, allowing the Trump administration time to seek an emergency appeal.

This is a developing story. 

Read the ruling below:

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