A transgender teen persuaded the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that banning him from using the boys’ bathroom at his high school in rural Virginia is a case that should be heard in court. The 2-1 ruling, which came Tuesday afternoon, could shape the fight over House Bill 2 in North Carolina and have an impact on a lawsuit filed in March by two transgender people and a lesbian law professor. North Carolina, like Virginia, is part of the Fourth Circuit. The teenager who brought the case, Gavin Grimm, 16, and his attorneys argued before a U.S. Court of Appeals panel in January and adds clarity to how the appeals court plans to interpret the question of whether bathroom assignment should...
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