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Trump DOJ lied to D.C. federal appeals court about trans military ban, lawyers say in stunning filing
['Christopher Wiggins', 'Jack Walker', 'Alyssa Chen', 'Trudy Ring', 'Max Nesterak', 'Ryan Adamczeski', 'Ricky Cornish', 'John Casey', 'Bernardo Sim', 'Human Content']
Advocate.com
Lawyers representing transgender service members challenging the Trump administration’s renewed ban on trans military service accused the government on Wednesday of misleading the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.
“Following the hearing, Plaintiffs-Appellees were contacted by multiple former service members who were involuntarily separated pursuant to the [new policy],” the attorneys wrote.
According to the filing, Troska was informed on September 22 that she would be separated under the transgender military ban, with an effective date of October 29.
“I was deeply concerned about the government’s misrepresentations at the argument, including the false claim that no transgender service members have been separated pursuant to the ban.
Until it does, plaintiffs argue, transgender service members remain vulnerable to immediate discharge under a policy the district court previously found unsupported by evidence.