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Supreme Court to review state bans on transgender athletes' participation in school sports
- The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Thursday, 2025-07-03, to review state bans on transgender girls competing in female school sports in cases from Idaho and West Virginia.
- This follows a nationwide battle involving more than two dozen states enacting laws barring transgender female athletes, with several policies blocked as discriminatory in lower courts.
- Notably, West Virginia’s Save Women's Sports Act, passed four years ago, was blocked by the 4th Circuit in a 2-1 decision, while transgender athletes such as B.P.J. have placed highly in competitions this spring.
- The Supreme Court will examine if these laws violate Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause, with oral arguments scheduled for fall and a ruling expected by next June; recent rulings included a 7-2 vote allowing transgender participation.
- The Court’s upcoming decision could affect the interpretation of federal law on transgender rights in athletics and the authority of states to restrict participation based on sex and gender identity.
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Supreme Court will rule on Idaho's transgender athletics ban
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Will state bans on transgender athletes in women’s sports be upheld? US Supreme Court to weigh in
The US Supreme Court will hear cases challenging Idaho and West Virginia laws banning transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports. The high-profile disputes, part of a wave of state-level restrictions, could set a national precedent on transgender rights in school sports.
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Thursday to address the controversial issue of the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sport. The court announced that in the next period it will study a case that questions the state laws of Idaho and West Virginia that prohibit transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports competitions. More than two dozen U.S. states have passed laws in recent years that prohibit athletes who were assigne…
Are Transgender Athletes Fair Play?
(Philadelphia, PA) — The nationwide battle over the participation of transgender girls on girls sports teams has played out at both the state and federal levels. Republicans have framed the issue as a fight for athletic fairness for women and girls. More than two dozen states have enacted laws barring transgender women and girls from participating in certain sports competitions. Some policies have been blocked in court. At the federal level, the…
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