On 28 July 2014, Floyd, in a 2–1 ruling joined by Judge
Roger Gregory in
Bostic v. Schaefer, struck down Virginia's ban on
same-sex marriage as unconstitutional. He ruled that "Neither Virginia’s federalism-based interest in defining marriage nor our respect for the democratic process that codified that definition can excuse the Virginia Marriage Laws’ infringement of the right to marry... We recognize that same-sex marriage makes some people deeply uncomfortable. However, inertia and apprehension are not legitimate bases for denying same-sex couples due process and equal protection of the laws." In August 2020, Floyd wrote the majority opinion in
G. G. v. Gloucester County School Board. In a 2-1 decision, the court ruled for Gavin Grimm, a transgender man who had sued the Gloucester County School Board in Virginia who had prohibited him from using the boys' bathroom. Floyd wrote “At the heart of this appeal is whether equal protection and
Title IX can protect transgender students from school bathroom policies that prohibit them from affirming their gender. We join a growing consensus of courts in holding that the answer is resoundingly yes.” On September 5, 2019, Judge Floyd dissented in United States v. Curry. In a 2-1 decision, the court ruled that police officers could lawfully stop a group of African-American men walking within a field, in a "high-crime" area, after hearing gunshots and without a warrant. Judge Floyd dissented from the panel, but he eventually authored the en banc opinion before the full Fourth Circuit, which held that the police officer's actions violated the Fourth Amendment. == References ==