Bloomberg Law
December 13, 2018, 9:52 PM UTCUpdated: December 14, 2018, 12:48 AM UTC

U.S. Makes Unusual Request In Transgender Military Ban Case (2)

Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson
Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson
Reporter

The Trump administration again asked the U.S. Supreme Court to leapfrog the lower courts over the legality of its ban on transgender military service.

Just last month, U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco asked the justices to skip over the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and decide for itself whether the ban is legal. Responses to that request aren’t due until Dec. 24.

In an unusual move today, the administration decided not to wait to hear from the other side before making another request. In three separate filings with the Supreme Court, the administration asked the justices to ...

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