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title: Supreme Court Stays Fourth Circuit’s Ruling Affirming Transgender Students’ Bathroom Rights
date: 2016-08-04T10:20:59-04:00
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# Supreme Court Stays Fourth Circuit’s Ruling Affirming Transgender Students’ Bathroom Rights

  August 4, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Supreme Court stayed a Fourth Circuit ruling that requires schools to allow transgender students to use the bathroom of the gender they identify as. We are monitoring the case for its impact on employers going forward. For our past analysis on this issue, please refer to the following posts:

- [Supreme Court Poised to Weigh in on Transgender Rights](http://www.labordaysblog.com/2016/07/supreme-court-poised-to-weigh-in-on-transgender-rights/)
- [The U.S. Department of Justice and North Carolina Face Off On Trangender Rights](http://www.labordaysblog.com/2016/05/the-u-s-department-of-justice-and-north-carolina-face-off-on-transgender-rights/)
- [EEOC Acts Again on LGBT Rights](http://www.labordaysblog.com/2016/05/eeoc-acts-again-on-lgbt-rights/)
- [The Fourth Circuit of Appeals Sets Precedent, Undermining Rationale For Anti-Transgender Legislation and Policies](http://www.labordaysblog.com/2016/04/the-fourth-circuit-court-of-appeals-sets-precedent-undermining-rationale-for-anti-transgender-legislation-and-policies/)

 

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