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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration can move forward with a ban on transgender military service members for now, lifting a lower court injunction against the policy after a judge ruled it was an "unsupported, dramatic and facially unfair exclusionary policy."

The Supreme Court weighed in on the Trump administration's transgender military ban after a lower court's decision blocking the ban was appealed to the high court.

The ruling allows the armed forces to discharge the thousands of current transgender troops and reject new recruits while legal challenges play out.

The Trump administration said it is moving quickly to purge the military of about 1,000 service members who have self-identified as having gender dysphoria.

President Trump signed an executive order that directed the Pentagon to develop a policy that would bar transgender people from serving in the military.

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court will allow President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military to take effect while court challenges continue. In a win for the president ...