Opponents of President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE’s transgender military ban are asking the Supreme Court to reject the administration’s attempt to have the high court immediately intervene in lawsuits against the ban.

Plaintiffs in two of the cases filed briefs Monday arguing there is no reason for “short-circuiting the normal process of litigation” to have the Supreme Court bypass the appeals courts.

“The Trump administration has demonstrated no urgency that would justify leapfrogging the normal appellate process, and the military's own account shows no problems that need to be addressed,” Shannon Minter, legal director at the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), said in a statement Monday. “By the military’s own account, inclusion of transgender service members makes our military stronger.”

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NCLR filed the briefs alongside co-counsel GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD).

Trump announced over Twitter in July 2017 that he intended to ban all transgender people from serving in the military.

Four lawsuits have been filed against the ban, and courts in all four cases have blocked the policy from taking effect as the suits work their way through the legal system.

The Trump administration has appealed, arguing a March 2018 implementation plan from outgoing Defense Secretary James Mattis James Norman MattisBiden courts veterans amid fallout from Trump military controversies Trump says he wanted to take out Syria's Assad but Mattis opposed it Gary Cohn: 'I haven't made up my mind' on vote for president in November MORE, does not categorically ban all transgender people since it would allow them to serve if they do so under their biological sex.

In November, Solicitor General Noel Francisco filed what’s known as a cert petition asking the Supreme Court to consolidate the cases and rule on the issue before appellate courts do. He argued the military cannot wait for the normal legal process because the open service policy poses “too great a risk to military effectiveness and lethality.”

“And absent this court’s prompt intervention, it is unlikely that the military will be able to implement its new policy any time soon,” Francisco wrote.

Earlier this month, Francisco also requested the Supreme Court stay the injunctions against the ban, which would allow the enforcement of the ban while the legal challenges are pending.

In Monday’s news release, NCLR and GLAD said they will file briefs Friday against that request.