Courts Let Military Ban Trans, HIV-Positive Troops For Now

By Anne Cullen · December 10, 2025, 6:09 PM EST

Two federal appellate courts have cleared the federal government to enforce a pair of controversial policies restricting transgender and HIV-positive people from serving in the military, with each lifting trial court...

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Case Information

Case Title

Isaiah Wilkins v. Pete Hegseth

Case Number

24-2079

Court

Appellate - 4th Circuit

Nature of Suit

2440 Other Civil Rights

Date Filed

October 28, 2024


Case Title

Nicolas Talbott, et al v. USA, et al

Case Number

25-5087

Court

Appellate - DC Circuit

Nature of Suit

2440 Other Civil Rights

Date Filed

March 27, 2025