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FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2015 file photo, Capt. Jennifer Peace holds a flag as she stands for a photo near her home in Spanaway, Wash. Peace has been been deployed around the world, including Iraq and Afghanistan. When an officer suggested she leave the military rather than deal with the fallout of being a transgender soldier, Peace was taken aback.

White House asks court to drop legal challenge to military transgender ban

The Justice Department claims it’s too soon to make a decision on whether the military transgender ban will harm transgender troops.

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