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    Second Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Ban On Trans Service Members

    A judge in Maryland has blocked President Trump's planned change to the military policy on transgender service members in its entirety. Another judge blocked most of the measure just a few weeks ago.
    by Camila Domonoske Nov 21, 2017 3 minutes

    A federal judge in Maryland has temporarily blocked all of President Trump's would-be ban on transgender Americans serving in the U.S. armed forces or receiving transition-related health care through the military.

    The decision comes just weeks after another federal judge, based in Washington, D.C., blocked most of the policy change.

    Last year, after extended study of the issue, the military announced that trans service members could sign up for the military, serve openly and receive medical

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