Scripps News Group reports:

A federal appeals court on Monday largely upheld a lower court ruling blocking the Trump administration from removing transgender service members from the military, while allowing the administration to continue enforcing its policy against new recruits.

The lawsuit was filed by a group of transgender active-duty service members and prospective recruits challenging an executive order signed by President Donald Trump and a subsequent Pentagon policy issued by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The court found that the plaintiffs are likely to succeed on their claim that the policy violates equal protection guarantees under the Constitution. The ruling is not a final decision. Instead, it determines what parts of the policy can remain in effect while the lawsuit continues in the lower court.

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