The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to enforce a ban on transgender individuals serving openly in the military, halting lower court rulings.

The 6-3 decision, with liberal Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson dissenting, hands a major win to Trump’s push to restrict transgender rights across the board, allowing his policy to proceed while the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reviews the administration’s appeal.

The policy, enacted through a January 27 executive order titled, "Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness," claims that adopting "a gender identity inconsistent with an individual’s sex conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle, even in one’s personal life."

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s February memo further deems transgender service members unfit, citing "medical, surgical, and mental health constraints" incompatible with military standards.

The policy, which Solicitor General D. John Sauer called “materially indistinguishable” from Trump’s first-term trans military ban, deems anyone with a gender dysphoria diagnosis unfit to serve — no exceptions.

A recent Rasmussen Reports survey  found that 54 percent of likely voters in the U.S. approve of Trump’s executive order to “discharge military service members who identify as transgender.”

The survey, conducted between January 29-30 and February 2, of 1,325 likely voters, also found that 41 percent of likely voters in the U.S. "disapprove of discharging transgender service members."

Critics, including Lambda Legal and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, leading organizations dedicated to advancing LGBTQ+ rights and equality, blasted the SCOTUS ruling as "a devastating blow" to trans troops "who have demonstrated their capabilities and commitment to our nation’s defense."

"By allowing this discriminatory ban to take effect while our challenge continues, the Court has temporarily sanctioned a policy that has nothing to do with military readiness and everything to do with prejudice," they fumed in a statement.

Lower courts oppose the administration’s policy as well.

U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle, a George W. Bush appointee, issued a nationwide injunction in March, stating "the government provided no evidence" that trans service hurts readiness or cohesion.

He added, "The Court can only find that there is none.”

D.C. District Judge Ana Reyes went further iin a separate lawsuit, calling the policy "soaked in animus" and "frankly ridiculous," blocking it due to “demeaning” and “biologically inaccurate” language.

Last week, thirty-two trans service members warned the Supreme Court that enforcing the ban would cause "reputational, professional, and constitutional harm that can never be undone."

The administration’s appeal hit a wall at the 9th Circuit, where Clinton, Obama, and Biden-appointed judges refused to pause Settle’s injunction. Trump’s team appealed to the Supreme Court, which froze the lower court orders pending a 9th Circuit ruling and potential SCOTUS review.

Trump’s broader agenda to curb what he calls the “globalist-trans ideology” include banning trans athletes from women’s sports and ending federal support for gender-affirming care for kids and teens.

His first-day executive order declared the government recognizes only two sexes—male and female—slamming the door on “gender ideology.”

The fight is far from over, but for now, Trump holds the upper hand.