Thread by @LambdaLegal

BREAKING: Federal court rules that our preliminary injunction against @realDonaldTrump’s #TransMilitaryBan must stay in place/ #LGBTQ lambdalegal.org/in-court/legal…

The court handed us a significant victory on a number of fronts tonight, while also denying a part of our summary judgment motion. The court also clearly did not buy that @realDonaldTrump & @VP’s implementations “plan” from 3/23 is new.

“The Court also rules that, because transgender people have long been subjected to systemic oppression and forced to live in silence, they are a protected class.”

^^^

This is a legal gem from tonight’s ruling. The court ruled that transgender people are a protected class.

This is a huge rebuke of the government’s position. The court has made clear that the most demanding level of scrutiny must be met for a law that targets trans people the way that this policy does.

The court *also* ruled that all of our amazing individual and organizational plaintiffs have standing, as does the state of WA. Additionally, it rejected @TheJusticeDept’s motion to dissolve the preliminary injunction, which continues to protect folks as the case continues!

Our case with @OutServeSLDN will now proceed with discovery. This is a win for us and for everyone fighting this unconstitutional ban. We have no doubt that in the end we will prevail.

The most important thing to remember here is this:

TRANS PEOPLE ARE NOT A DISTRACTION
&
TRANS PEOPLE ARE NOT A BURDEN

If you are trans, know that we’ve got your back. You are perfect. And we won’t stop fighting for you.

💙💗💟💗💙

NOTICIAS: Tribunal federal decide que nuestro interdicto judicial preliminar contra la política de @realDonaldTrump prohibiendo personas trans en las militares se tiene que mantener en vigor. #LGBTQ #TransMilitaryBan

Want to know more about what tonight’s #TransMilitaryBan ruling means? Click here. lambdalegal.org/blog/20180413_…