1 of 1
Story summary
- Judge Elaine Kaplan rejected motion to dismiss the lawsuit by 17 transgender service members.
- The plaintiffs allege a 2025 order from President Donald Trump led Air Force to approve retirement for 15-18 years of service.
- Kaplan set a supplemental-complaint deadline of August 4 for the 11 plaintiffs whose retirement dates have not arrived.
- GLAD Law staff attorney Michael Haley warned the plaintiffs could lose $1–2 million, calling the reversal a “devastating betrayal.”
