U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes mercilessly lambasted the government's lawyers for what she saw as problems with their competence, legal analysis, lack of preparation, intellectual honesty, and more.

Summary

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes harshly criticized Department of Justice lawyers during a hearing on the Pentagon’s transgender military ban.

She repeatedly admonished government attorneys for being unprepared, misrepresenting scientific studies, and inconsistencies between court filings and public statements.

The case involves a lawsuit filed by Nicolas Talbott and other service members who claim the ban violates Fifth Amendment protections.

Reyes challenged the Pentagon’s interpretation of research data that allegedly justified the transgender ban and demanded Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth clarify his social media post stating “Transgender troops are disqualified from service without an exemption” by March 17.

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    The judge ended the social media post discussion by giving the government until March 17 to obtain a declaration from Hegseth that his X post did not accurately reflect the position of the Department of Defense. Otherwise, the court would take the X post into account when ruling on the preliminary injunction, Reyes said.

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