The Supreme Court on Monday vacated a lower court’s ruling in favor of a Virginia transgender student after the Trump administration withdrew the federal government’s guidance to public schools about a controversial bathroom policy. The Trump administration withdrew that guidance, which was issued by the Obama administration. When the case returns to the 4th Circuit, the court will consider whether Title IX’s prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex extends to gender identity. [Transgender teen to press Supreme Court case despite Trump administration guidance]Grimm, whose birth gender was female, has become a celebrated figure in the transgender-rights community because of his lawsuit, with profiles in national media. The delay in Supreme Court consideration of the issue most likely means that it will do so with a full nine-member court.

Source: Washington Post March 06, 2017 14:53 UTC