The fight for transgender rights in the U.S. took a "detour" Monday, when the Supreme Court decided to cancel what would have been a landmark hearing set for later in the month. But instead, the Supreme Court has chosen to punt the case back down to a lower court and that means the justices won't be making what could have been a historic ruling on transgender rights any time soon. The reason the Supreme Court reversed course is because of President Trump's move on Feb. 22 to revoke guidance from the Obama administration. Grimm has no regretsThirteen states challenged Obama's guidance in court, disagreeing that Title IX bans discrimination based on gender identity. When Trump scrapped the guidance, the Supreme Court asked both sides for new filings on how the case should proceed.
Source: CBC News March 06, 2017 22:16 UTC