Washington DC, Aug. 29 -- The Trump administration on Friday (local time) asked the US Supreme Court to intervene and allow the military to discharge about two dozen transgender service members, according to The Washington Post.

The emergency request seeks to lift a lower-court injunction that has kept the troops in service while their lawsuit continues. The request asks the high court to overturn lower-court rulings that have shielded a group of active service members from discharge, setting up a major constitutional test over the administration's military policies.

The petition marks a major escalation in the legal fight over President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender individuals from serving in the armed forces. Low...