- The Supreme Court has upheld laws in West Virginia and Idaho prohibiting transgender student- athletes from competing in female sports at public schools and universities.
- This ruling , issued on the final day of the court’s term, could have a sweeping impact across the United States, as 25 states currently have similar laws on their books.
- Justice Brett Kavanaugh authored the majority opinion, asserting that schools may determine eligibility for women ’s and girls ’ sports based on biological sex, while the three liberal justices partially dissented, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson arguing Title IX allows individuals to live in their chosen gender.
- The cases were brought by transgender athletes, supported by the American Civil Liberties Union, who argued the bans violated the 14th Amendment’s equal protection guarantee and Title IX’s prohibition of sex discrimination.
- The decision was celebrated by President Donald Trump as a "Big Win" and drew strong criticism from civil rights organizations, who deemed it deeply harmful for transgender women and girls.
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States can ban transgender athletes from women’s teams, Supreme Court rules
