The Supreme Court threw out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in four states, ordering judges to reexamine the cases in the wake of the justices' decision to uphold a Tennessee ban on certain medical treatment for trans youths.

Federal judges must revisit decisions upholding transgender rights after the justices ruled that states may ban gender transition care for minors.

A leading trans campaign group has requested an investigation into the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), claiming its conduct in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling on gender has been unlawful, The Independent can reveal. It comes after the Supreme Court ruled that trans women are not legally women under the Equalities Act.