Transgender Bathroom Supreme Court

The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a transgender boy may use the boys' bathroom in a South Carolina public high school while he pursues a challenge to a state law requiring students to. The Supreme Court's decision matters because it underscores the unresolved clash between state laws restricting transgender students' restroom access and federal protections against sex. The Supreme Court on Wednesday left in place a ruling by a federal appeals court that requires a South Carolina school district to allow a transgender student to use the boys' bathroom while the teen's challenge to a state law that requires students to use the bathrooms that correspond to their biological sex "at the time of birth" continues.

In a brief, unsigned order, the court. The Supreme Court declined to block a lower court ruling that a transgender boy can use the boys' restroom while challenging state bathroom rules. WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request by South Carolina officials to bar a transgender boy from using the boys' restrooms at his school.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to let one South Carolina student continue using the bathroom aligned with his gender identity. (File/Mint Images/Getty Images)COLUMBIA - A transgender student in Berkeley County can continue using the bathroom of his choice while a lawsuit continues, the nation's highest court said Wednesday.

The court left standing a lower-court order allowing a trans student to use a bathroom that aligns with his gender identity, rejecting South Carolina's emergency appeal to lift the ruling. The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to permit South Carolina to ban transgender students from using the bathroom matching their gender identity as the state appeals rulings that found its law. The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined for now to let South Carolina enforce a ban on transgender students using school bathrooms that align with their gender identity.