The Supreme Court weighed in on the Trump administration's transgender military ban after a lower court's decision blocking the ban was appealed to the high court.

Lower courts had blocked the policy, saying it was not supported by evidence and violated equal protection principles.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration can move forward with a ban on transgender military service members for now, lifting a lower court injunction against the policy after a judge ruled it was an "unsupported, dramatic and facially unfair exclusionary policy."

The Supreme Court said Tuesday that the Trump administration can begin immediately enforcing a ban on transgender service members in the military.

Aishwarya Bhati defended the restrictions, submitting that the decision was taken by the doctors based on the viability of the blood.

The Trump administration said it is moving quickly to purge the military of about 1,000 service members who have self-identified as having gender dysphoria.

The US Supreme Court will let the Trump administration begin executing its ban on transgender military service members

The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a ban on transgender people in the military, while legal challenges proceed.

The ruling allows the armed forces to discharge the thousands of current transgender troops and reject new recruits while legal challenges play out.

The Pentagon is halting gender-affirming healthcare for transgender troops as it proceeds to expel them from the U.S. military. President Trump's administration is swiftly acting following a Supreme Court ruling,