Supreme Court Rejects , Chance to Step Into the Fight Over , Transgender Student Rights.<br />On January 16, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal by <br />the Indiana public school district, declining to intervene <br />in the debate over bathrooms for transgender students.<br />On January 16, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal by <br />the Indiana public school district, declining to intervene <br />in the debate over bathrooms for transgender students.<br />'The Independent' reports that federal appeals courts <br />remain divided on whether restrictions on transgender <br />students is a violation of federal law or the Constitution.<br />'The Independent' reports that federal appeals courts <br />remain divided on whether restrictions on transgender <br />students is a violation of federal law or the Constitution.<br />The rejected case involved the 7th U.S. Circuit <br />Court of Appeals upholding an order granting <br />transgender boys access to boys' bathrooms. .<br />The Chicago-based court's decision was <br />then appealed by the Metropolitan <br />School District of Martinsville in Indiana. .<br />In Richmond, Virginia, the federal <br />appeals court ruled in favor <br />of transgender students right.<br />At the same time, the federal appeals court <br />based in Atlanta, Georgia, ruled against <br />transgender students' right to bathroom access. .<br />Legal battles revolving around transgender <br />rights are ongoing across the U.S. .<br />'The Independent' reports that at least nine states <br />have restricted transgender students to only using <br />bathrooms that match their assigned sex at birth. .<br /> 7th Circuit Judge Diane Wood wrote that <br />the involvement of the Supreme Court on the <br />highly debated topic seems to be inevitable.<br /> 7th Circuit Judge Diane Wood wrote that <br />the involvement of the Supreme Court on the <br />highly debated topic seems to be inevitable.<br />Litigation over transgender rights <br />is occurring all over the country, <br />and we assume that at some point <br />the Supreme Court will step in <br />with more guidance than <br />it has furnished so far, Diane Wood, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge, via 'The Independent'.<br />Litigation over transgender rights <br />is occurring all over the country, <br />and we assume that at some point <br />the Supreme Court will step in <br />with more guidance than <br />it has furnished so far, Diane Wood, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge, via 'The Independent'
