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Civil Rights Groups to Sue Trump Admin for Barring Trans People from Military Service

HeadlineAug 07, 2017

Civil rights groups have announced they will sue the Trump administration over the plan to ban transgender people from serving in the military. Trump announced the change last month on Twitter, seemingly without consulting top military officials.

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