Supreme Court allows transgender student to use boys' restrooms at South Carolina school
- The Supreme Court rejected South Carolina’s request to enforce a ban on a transgender boy using boys' restrooms while legal challenges continue.
- South Carolina sought emergency relief after a federal appeals court blocked the enforcement of its restroom policy against John Doe, citing a prior ruling favoring transgender students.
- The 4th Circuit injunction applies solely to Doe and relies on its 2020 decision in Gavin Grimm's case, which the state argues should be overturned following another Supreme Court ruling.
- The court stated the denial is not a ruling on the merits but based on standards for emergency relief, while three conservative justices would have granted South Carolina's application.
- The decision permits Doe to continue restroom use aligned with his gender identity amid ongoing litigation, underscoring the court’s cautious approach as it prepares to consider related transgender athlete cases next term.
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Supreme Court sides with transgender boy in bathroom access fight
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a transgender boy may use the boy’s bathroom in a South Carolina public high school while pursuing a challenge to a state law that requires students to use the bathrooms corresponding to their sex assigned at birth. The order, which was unsigned by any of the justices, did not provide reasons for the court’s decision, but made clear that it applied only to the one student in this case. The order sp…
SCOTUS Refuses To Block Court Order Granting ‘Trans’ Student Access To Preferred Bathroom
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block a lower court order authorizing a trans-identifying South Carolina student to use the school bathroom of her choice. In an unsigned order, the high court rejected an emergency request from South Carolina to stay a temporary order by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. That ruling, […]
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The Supreme Court moved Wednesday to allow a female identifying as male to use a male restroom while her case is heard. The one-page unsigned order keeps South Carolina from enforcing a law requiring public school students to use restrooms aligning with their sex. The law, enacted as part of South Carolina’s 2024-2025 budget bill and reincorporated into its 2025-2026 bill, says sex is “determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of …
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