Virginia school board takes transgender bathroom case to Supreme Court

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(08-11-2016, 04:53 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: https://localtvwtkr.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/gg.pdf

According to SCOTUS, they put a stay on the court order so that they could decide whether or not to hear the case. If they choose to not hear the case, SCOTUS said that the lower court's ruling stands. 

That doesn't really tell us why they choose to, but Breyer gives some more clues in his concurring opinion when he states that he joined the 4 to form a 5-3 majority as a "courtesy" to his colleagues as they are currently in recess. He states it is a means of "preserving the status quo prior" prior to the lower court's ruling until SCOTUS decides to hear it, if they do. 



Why, yes, the executive branch must interpret laws passed by the legislative branch if they are to execute them. Whether or not their interpretation is constitutional can then be determined by the official interpretation of the judicial branch. 

That's how government works. Likewise, the legislative branch has their own interpretation of what the laws that they create that may or may not be reflected in how it is executed or how it is interpreted by the judicial branch. 

Okey Dokey. We'll just disagree with the logic that DOJ can enforce a Federal Standard that SCOTUS told a lower court that they could not. 

I suppose we also disagree with the role of the DOJ.