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Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in schools
The 6-3 ruling says states may limit girls’ and women’s teams to biological females, leaving similar bans in other states intact.
- On Tuesday, June 30, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Idaho and West Virginia may legally bar transgender girls and women from competing on female school sports teams, finding the state laws consistent with Title IX and the Constitution.
- The cases arose from 2020 and 2021 state laws initially blocked by lower courts; challengers Lindsay Hecox and Becky Pepper-Jackson argued hormone therapy mitigated physiological differences and the bans violated federal civil rights protections.
- Writing for the majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh held that Title IX allows eligibility based on "biological sex" to ensure "safety and competitive fairness," rejecting the argument that the 2020 Bostock ruling required allowing transgender athletes on teams matching their gender identity.
- The decision validates existing bans in 27 states, while Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, dissented, arguing the court prematurely resolved the issue without sufficient factual development on whether transgender athletes possess athletic advantages.
- President Donald Trump, who issued executive orders restricting transgender participation in federally funded programs, praised the ruling as a "BIG WIN," solidifying his administration's commitment to defining sex-based categories across national education and sports policy.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that states can ban transgender women from participating in women's college and university sports. The court heard lawsuits from two students challenging the bans.
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