The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to intervene in a legal battle over its policy banning transgender people from serving in the military, seeking to clear the way for the discharge of about two dozen service members.

The latest efforts follow a long legal battle between the Pentagon and transgender personnel who are at risk of losing their uniforms.

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to uphold its policy banning transgender Americans from serving in the military, the latest significant case involving trans…