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Title: Trump DOJ lied to D.C. federal appeals court about trans military ban///
Post by: Jessica_Rose on January 28, 2026, 05:46:58 PM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on January 28, 2026, 05:46:58 PM
Trump DOJ lied to D.C. federal appeals court about trans military ban, lawyers say in stunning filing
https://www.advocate.com/news/doj-misled-judges-transgender-military
Christopher Wiggins (28 Jan 2026)
Lawyers representing transgender service members challenging the Trump administration's renewed ban on transgender military service accused the government on Wednesday of misleading the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit about both the factual record and how the policy is being enforced, arguing that Justice Department attorneys made false and improper representations last week.
In a post-argument letter to the court in Talbott v. United States, plaintiffs' attorneys said the government incorrectly told judges during oral argument last Thursday that no transgender service members had been separated under the ban. The letter states that this claim was contradicted by evidence obtained after the hearing.
"Following the hearing, Plaintiffs-Appellees were contacted by multiple former service members who were involuntarily separated pursuant to the [new policy]," the attorneys wrote.
"Plaintiffs-Apellees raise these examples to ensure that the Court is aware of the ongoing harms faced by transgender service members who face past or imminent discharge due to the transgender military ban," GLAD Law attorney Michael Haley, who is part of the Talbott legal team, wrote.
During the January 22 hearing, Deputy Associate Attorney General Abhishek Kambli told a three-judge panel that no service members had yet been discharged under the policy. He said separations would occur only after service members were identified through annual physical health assessments, notified that they were subject to discharge, and given an opportunity to appear before an administrative separation board. Kambli also told the court that no waiver decisions had yet been made.
https://www.advocate.com/news/doj-misled-judges-transgender-military
Christopher Wiggins (28 Jan 2026)
Lawyers representing transgender service members challenging the Trump administration's renewed ban on transgender military service accused the government on Wednesday of misleading the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit about both the factual record and how the policy is being enforced, arguing that Justice Department attorneys made false and improper representations last week.
In a post-argument letter to the court in Talbott v. United States, plaintiffs' attorneys said the government incorrectly told judges during oral argument last Thursday that no transgender service members had been separated under the ban. The letter states that this claim was contradicted by evidence obtained after the hearing.
"Following the hearing, Plaintiffs-Appellees were contacted by multiple former service members who were involuntarily separated pursuant to the [new policy]," the attorneys wrote.
"Plaintiffs-Apellees raise these examples to ensure that the Court is aware of the ongoing harms faced by transgender service members who face past or imminent discharge due to the transgender military ban," GLAD Law attorney Michael Haley, who is part of the Talbott legal team, wrote.
During the January 22 hearing, Deputy Associate Attorney General Abhishek Kambli told a three-judge panel that no service members had yet been discharged under the policy. He said separations would occur only after service members were identified through annual physical health assessments, notified that they were subject to discharge, and given an opportunity to appear before an administrative separation board. Kambli also told the court that no waiver decisions had yet been made.