SCOTUS Permits Discharge In COVID and Transgender Cases
In March 2022, the Supreme Court partially granted the Biden Administration’s emergency application in Austin v. U.S. Navy Seals 1-26. This order allowed the Navy to discharge many service member who refused to receive the COVID vaccine. The vote here was (likely) 6-3. Justice Kavanaugh wrote separately to explain that the commander in chief should receive deference in military affairs. Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissented, and would have denied the stay. I wrote about the ruling at the time here.
Today, the Supreme Court granted the Trump Administration’s emergency application in United States v. Shilling. This order allows the military to discharge transgender service members. The vote here was (likely) 6-3. Justice
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