Civil Rights

A federal judge denied the government's motion to delay discovery in a dispute over President Trump's banning transgender people from military service; evidence suggests the policy was <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Civil-Rights.pdf"><strong>a reaction to a tweet</strong></a>, as opposed to internal research suggesting troop readiness would be hindered by allowing transgender people to serve the country.

BALTIMORE — A federal judge refused to delay discovery in a dispute over President Trump’s banning transgender people from military service; evidence suggests the policy was a reaction to a tweet, as opposed to internal research suggesting troop readiness would be hindered by allowing transgender people to serve the country.

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