BATHROOM WARS: I’m still waiting for the case of Grimm v. Gloucester County Board to be decided by U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. This is the same case that was before the Supreme Court a few years ago. Back then it was called Gloucester County School Board v. G.G. But then the Trump Administration withdrew the Obama-Era guidance that told schools that they must assign transgender students to the bathrooms and showers they psychologically identify with rather than the ones suited to their anatomy.  The Supreme Court therefore sent the case back to the lower courts for reconsideration in light of guidance’s withdrawal.  The trial court at least continued to adhere to the Obama Administration’s position.

Will the case find its way back to the Supreme Court? That’s entirely possible. If it does, I plan to file a revised version of my amicus curiae brief.

Of course, it is possible that won’t be necessary. But I’m a born always-be-prepared-for-worst pessimist. The upside of that characteristic is that I had plenty of food in my pantry when the pandemic hit.