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.

Lower courts had blocked the policy, saying it was not supported by evidence and violated equal protection principles.

The Supreme Court said Tuesday that the Trump administration can begin immediately enforcing a ban on transgender service members in the military.

Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will allow the Trump administration to implement its policy barring transgender people from serving in the military while legal proceedings move forward. The high court agreed to pause a lower court order ...

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court permitted the Trump administration to resume efforts to kick transgender troops out of the military. The decision fell on ideological lines

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 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.

The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a ban on transgender people in the military, while legal challenges proceed.

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

In a term that was increasingly overshadowed by emergency requests related to President Trump’s swift executive actions, justices heard arguments on transgender rights, the role of religion in public life,