U.S. court rejects Trump bid to stop transgender military recruits on Jan. 1NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court in Virginia on Thursday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to prevent the U.S. military from accepting transgender recruits starting Jan. 1. The administration had urged the appeals court to suspend an order by a federal judge in Baltimore for the armed forces to begin accepting transgender recruits on that date. The administration has said the Jan. 1 start date was causing the armed forces to scramble to revise their policies at the risk of harming military readiness.  In a brief two-paragraph order, the three-judge panel of the Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it was denying the administration’s request while the appeal proceeds. All three judges are Democratic appointees.  The court’s action could prompt the administration to ask the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court to intervene. “We disagree with the court’s ruling and are currently evaluating the next steps,” U.S. Justice Department spokeswoman Lauren Ehrsam said in a statement. Several transgender service members, backed by the American Civil Liberties Union, filed suit in Maryland after Trump said in July he would ban transgender people from the military, a move that would reverse a policy of the Republican president’s Democratic predecessor Barack Obama to accept them. Trump cited concern over military focus and medical costs. So far, three federal judges around the country have issued injunctions blocking Trump’s ban. His administration has appealed all three rulings.  Joshua Block, an ACLU attorney who represents the plaintiffs in the Maryland case, said he was happy the appeals court saw through the government’s “smokescreen” to further delay enlistment.  Thursday’s action was in response to the administration’s appeal of a Nov. 21 ruling by U.S. District Judge Marvin Garbis, who said that the transgender prohibition likely violates the plaintiffs’ constitutional right to equal protection under the law. The Garbis ruling followed a similar one on Oct. 30 by another federal judge in Washington, D.C. A third judge in Seattle also ruled against the administration on Dec. 11. In an August memorandum, Trump gave the military until March 2018 to revert to a policy prohibiting openly transgender people from joining the military and authorizing their discharge. The memo also halted the use of government funds for sex-reassignment surgery for active-duty military personnel. The Obama administration had set a deadline of July 1 of this year to begin accepting transgender recruits. But Trump’s defense secretary, James Mattis, postponed that date to Jan. 1, which the president’s ban then put off indefinitely. The Trump administration said in legal papers that the armed forces are not prepared to train thousands of personnel on the medical standards needed to process transgender applicants and might have to accept “some individuals who are not medically fit for service.” The Pentagon on Dec. 8 issued guidelines to recruitment personnel in order to enlist transgender applicants by Jan. 1. The memo outlined medical requirements and specified how the applicants’ sex would be identified and even which undergarments they would wear. The ban’s challengers said the memo contradicted the claim that the military was not ready.  The Justice Department disagreed, telling the court on Wednesday that “all this memorandum shows is that the military is scrambling to comply with the injunction.” The lawsuit’s lead plaintiff Brock Stone, 34, has served in the U.S. Navy for 11 years, including a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan, and wants to remain for at least 20 years, according to court papers.  politicsNews
court rejects trump bid stop transgender military recruits york reuters a federal appeals court virginia thursday rejected bid president donald trump administration prevent military accepting transgender recruits starting the administration urged appeals court suspend order federal judge baltimore armed forces begin accepting transgender recruits date the administration said start date causing armed forces scramble revise policies risk harming military readiness in brief order panel circuit court appeals said denying administration request appeal proceeds all three judges democratic appointees the court action could prompt administration ask supreme court intervene we disagree court ruling currently evaluating next steps justice department spokeswoman lauren ehrsam said statement several transgender service members backed american civil liberties union filed suit maryland trump said july would ban transgender people military move would reverse policy republican president democratic predecessor barack obama accept trump cited concern military focus medical costs so far three federal judges around country issued injunctions blocking trump ban his administration appealed three rulings joshua block actu attorney represents plaintiffs maryland case said happy appeals court saw government smokescreen delay enlistment thursday action response administration appeal ruling district judge marvin paris said transgender prohibition likely violates plaintiffs constitutional right equal protection law the paris ruling followed similar one another federal judge washington a third judge seattle also ruled administration in august memorandum trump gave military march revert policy prohibiting openly transgender people joining military authorizing discharge the memo also halted use government funds surgery military personnel the obama administration set deadline july year begin accepting transgender recruits but trump defense secretary james mantis postponed date president ban put indefinitely the trump administration said legal papers armed forces prepared train thousands personnel medical standards needed process transgender applicants might accept individuals medically fit the pentagon issued guidelines recruitment personnel order enlist transgender applicants the memo outlined medical requirements specified applicants sex would identified even undergarments would wear the ban challengers said memo contradicted claim military ready the justice department disagreed telling court wednesday memorandum shows military scrambling comply the lawsuit lead plaintiff brock stone served navy years including deployment afghanistan wants remain least years according court papers politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: U.S. court rejects Trump bid to stop transgender military recruits on Jan. 1NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court in Virginia on Thursday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to prevent the U.S. military from accepting transgender recruits starting Jan. 1. The administration had urged the appeals court to suspend an order by a federal judge in Baltimore for the armed forces to begin accepting transgender recruits on that date. The administration has said the Jan. 1 start date was causing the armed forces to scramble to revise their policies at the risk of harming military readiness.  In a brief two-paragraph order, the three-judge panel of the Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it was denying the administration’s request while the appeal proceeds. All three judges are Democratic appointees.  The court’s action could prompt the administration to ask the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court to intervene. “We disagree with the court’s ruling and are currently evaluating the next steps,” U.S. Justice Department spokeswoman Lauren Ehrsam said in a statement. Several transgender service members, backed by the American Civil Liberties Union, filed suit in Maryland after Trump said in July he would ban transgender people from the military, a move that would reverse a policy of the Republican president’s Democratic predecessor Barack Obama to accept them. Trump cited concern over military focus and medical costs. So far, three federal judges around the country have issued injunctions blocking Trump’s ban. His administration has appealed all three rulings.  Joshua Block, an ACLU attorney who represents the plaintiffs in the Maryland case, said he was happy the appeals court saw through the government’s “smokescreen” to further delay enlistment.  Thursday’s action was in response to the administration’s appeal of a Nov. 21 ruling by U.S. District Judge Marvin Garbis, who said that the transgender prohibition likely violates the plaintiffs’ constitutional right to equal protection under the law. The Garbis ruling followed a similar one on Oct. 30 by another federal judge in Washington, D.C. A third judge in Seattle also ruled against the administration on Dec. 11. In an August memorandum, Trump gave the military until March 2018 to revert to a policy prohibiting openly transgender people from joining the military and authorizing their discharge. The memo also halted the use of government funds for sex-reassignment surgery for active-duty military personnel. The Obama administration had set a deadline of July 1 of this year to begin accepting transgender recruits. But Trump’s defense secretary, James Mattis, postponed that date to Jan. 1, which the president’s ban then put off indefinitely. The Trump administration said in legal papers that the armed forces are not prepared to train thousands of personnel on the medical standards needed to process transgender applicants and might have to accept “some individuals who are not medically fit for service.” The Pentagon on Dec. 8 issued guidelines to recruitment personnel in order to enlist transgender applicants by Jan. 1. The memo outlined medical requirements and specified how the applicants’ sex would be identified and even which undergarments they would wear. The ban’s challengers said the memo contradicted the claim that the military was not ready.  The Justice Department disagreed, telling the court on Wednesday that “all this memorandum shows is that the military is scrambling to comply with the injunction.” The lawsuit’s lead plaintiff Brock Stone, 34, has served in the U.S. Navy for 11 years, including a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan, and wants to remain for at least 20 years, according to court papers.  politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: court rejects trump bid stop transgender military recruits york reuters a federal appeals court virginia thursday rejected bid president donald trump administration prevent military accepting transgender recruits starting the administration urged appeals court suspend order federal judge baltimore armed forces begin accepting transgender recruits date the administration said start date causing armed forces scramble revise policies risk harming military readiness in brief order panel circuit court appeals said denying administration request appeal proceeds all three judges democratic appointees the court action could prompt administration ask supreme court intervene we disagree court ruling currently evaluating next steps justice department spokeswoman lauren ehrsam said statement several transgender service members backed american civil liberties union filed suit maryland trump said july would ban transgender people military move would reverse policy republican president democratic predecessor barack obama accept trump cited concern military focus medical costs so far three federal judges around country issued injunctions blocking trump ban his administration appealed three rulings joshua block actu attorney represents plaintiffs maryland case said happy appeals court saw government smokescreen delay enlistment thursday action response administration appeal ruling district judge marvin paris said transgender prohibition likely violates plaintiffs constitutional right equal protection law the paris ruling followed similar one another federal judge washington a third judge seattle also ruled administration in august memorandum trump gave military march revert policy prohibiting openly transgender people joining military authorizing discharge the memo also halted use government funds surgery military personnel the obama administration set deadline july year begin accepting transgender recruits but trump defense secretary james mantis postponed date president ban put indefinitely the trump administration said legal papers armed forces prepared train thousands personnel medical standards needed process transgender applicants might accept individuals medically fit the pentagon issued guidelines recruitment personnel order enlist transgender applicants the memo outlined medical requirements specified applicants sex would identified even undergarments would wear the ban challengers said memo contradicted claim military ready the justice department disagreed telling court wednesday memorandum shows military scrambling comply the lawsuit lead plaintiff brock stone served navy years including deployment afghanistan wants remain least years according court papers politicsnews