The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed President Trump to enforce his policy of banning certain transgender people from joining the military. <br />For more on this and other news around the world we turn to our Ro Aram…<br />Aram… this deals a blow to activists….<br /><br />That's right Mark… Several courts nationwide had backed LGBT activists by issuing injunctions that barred the Trump administration from pursuing its policy. <br />It was those injunctions that the U.S. Supreme Court put on hold Tuesday. <br />It was a close decision, with justices split five to four in allowing the plan to take effect.<br />They, however, took no stance on the legality of the ban, which continues to be challenged in lower courts. <br />Trump's first announced the policy two years ago in a tweet and was later officially announced by then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis. <br />It blocks individuals who have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria - a discomfort with their birth gender - from serving with limited exceptions.<br />It also requires that military personnel serve as members of their biological gender. <br />After Tuesday's decision, the Pentagon sought to clarify that the policy does not ban all transgender persons from the military.<br />The Defense Department can also issue waivers on a case-by-case basis. <br />
