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Fri Aug 5, 2016, 06:25 AM Aug 2016

Supreme Court Halts Order Allowing Transgender Student To Use Restroom Of His Gender Identity



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Supreme Court Halts Order Allowing Transgender Student To Use Restroom Of His Gender Identity


A 5-3 vote to put the trial court’s injunction on hold.


Originally posted on Aug. 3, 2016, at 3:37 p.m. Updated on Aug. 3, 2016, at 5:35 p.m.
Chris Geidner


WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court put an order allowing a transgender student to use school restrooms in accordance with his gender identity on hold while the high court decides whether it will take the case.

The Supreme Court’s action likely means that the student, Gavin Grimm, will not be allowed to use the male restroom when he returns to his Virginia school in the fall.

The stay of the injunction in the student’s challenge to the Gloucester County School Board’s policy was granted on a 5-3 vote, with Justice Stephen Breyer joining his more conservative colleagues in granting the stay.

The order is not a ruling on the eventual outcome of the case itself, nor is it a definitive statement on whether the Supreme Court will even hear the school board’s appeal.

The stay will, however, remain in effect at least until the court decides whether it will hear the appeal — a decision that is not expected to be made any sooner than the beginning of the court’s new term in October.

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Supreme Court Halts Order Allowing Transgender Student To Use Restroom Of His Gender Identity (Original Post) riversedge Aug 2016 OP
because he can just hold it for half a year or so? unblock Aug 2016 #1
Damn it Breyer! This is a young boy's life he is messing up! He should know better! nt LostOne4Ever Aug 2016 #2
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