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'Unadulterated Animus': Judge Tears into Trump Administration at Hearing on Transgender Military Ban

Headline from Military.com, from the development of Feb 19, 2025

Newest development Feb 22, 2025 · 4 reportsDOJ issues complaint about federal judge’s ‘misconduct’ while presiding over military trans ban court case

Judge Ana Reyes was hearing arguments as part of a lawsuit filed by two LGBTQ+ advocacy groups on behalf of several transgender service members and recruits.

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  1. Names this update

    'Unadulterated Animus': Judge Tears into Trump Administration at Hearing on Transgender Military Ban

    Headline from Military.com ·

  2. Newest

    DOJ issues complaint about federal judge’s ‘misconduct’ while presiding over military trans ban court case

    Headline from Fox News ·

Reports & sources

9 articles, oldest first.

  1. Advocate

    Federal judge roasts Trump DOJ attorney over ‘frankly ridiculous’ claims in transgender military ban case (opens Advocate)

    Published

    Advocate's feed description

    U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes was not having it.

  2. Military.com

    'Unadulterated Animus': Judge Tears into Trump Administration at Hearing on Transgender Military Ban (opens Military.com)

    Published

    Military.com's feed description

    Judge Ana Reyes was hearing arguments as part of a lawsuit filed by two LGBTQ+ advocacy groups on behalf of several transgender service members and recruits.

  3. NBC News

    Judge and DOJ attorney get into heated exchange over pronouns at Trump transgender military ban hearing (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    A judge pressed the Justice Department on a Trump executive order directing the military to stop using preferred pronouns and argued there was no link between pronouns and military readiness.

  4. Breitbart News

    Judge Spars with DOJ Lawyer over Pronouns at Trans Military Ban Hearing (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    A District Judge sparred with an attorney representing the DOJ over pronouns pertaining to Trump's ban on transgender people in the military.

  5. Fox News

    DOJ issues complaint about federal judge’s ‘misconduct’ while presiding over military trans ban court case (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    The Department of Justice (DOJ) has sent a written complaint about U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes' "misconduct" while presiding over a case between the Trump administration and two LGBTQ groups.

  6. RedState

  7. The Daily Caller

    Judge Displayed ‘Hostile And Egregious Misconduct’ In Case Challenging Transgender Military Ban, DOJ Alleges (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The judge considering a challenge to Trump’s executive order banning transgender individuals from the military engaged in “hostile and egregious misconduct.”

  8. Washington Examiner

    DOJ accuses judge of ‘egregious misconduct’ after trans hearing (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Reyes, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, had scolded Justice Department trial attorney Jason Lynch during the two-day hearing.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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