A federal judge on Tuesday (Mar 18) temporarily blocked the US military from enforcing President Donald Trump's executive order barring transgender people from military service while a lawsuit by 20

US District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, DC, ruled that Donald Trump's order to exclude transgender troops from military service likely violates their constitutional rights.

A federal judge blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from military service on Tuesday.

A US federal judge on Tuesday suspended the Trump administration's ban on transgender people serving in the military, citing the principle of equality.

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes ruled Trump's order to exclude transgender troops from military service likely violates their constitutional rights.

President Donald Trump signed the executive order, which stated “adoption of a gender identity inconsistent with an individual's sex conflicts with a soldier's commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle,” on Jan. 27.