The nation is becoming more divided under “45”
The National Law Journal…
Civil rights groups with help from two big law firms filed two lawsuits Monday against President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military.
Trump signed a memorandum Aug. 25 that officially codified the ban and provided implementation guidance to the Defense Department. In Seattle, Lambda Legal teamed up with Kirkland & Ellis to file a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, while a group from Covington & Burling joined forces with the American Civil Liberties Union to bring a challenge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
Several LGBT and civil rights groups promised legal action when Trump announced the ban in a tweet last month. [1]
References:
- The National Law Journal, August 28, 2017, Cogan Schneier – Big Law Takes On the Trans Military Ban