Supreme Court Returns Transgender Discrimination Case to Appeals Court

The U.S. Supreme Court has vacated a federal appeals court's decision in a civil rights lawsuit involving a transgender woman's treatment at a Colorado jail. The case, which alleges placement in a men's unit and searches by male officers, has been sent back for reconsideration based on two recent Supreme Court rulings concerning transgender rights. This action requires the lower court to re-evaluate the case under new legal precedents.