US EditionU.S. Supreme Court Appears Sympathetic to State Transgender Sports Bans
The Court examines if bans on transgender girls in female sports violate the Equal Protection Clause and Title IX amid 27 states enforcing such restrictions, Lambda Legal said.
- On Jan. 13, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox, challenging state bans on transgender girls and women in school sports.
- State statutes define sex-first, using biology at birth language, with West Virginia law and Idaho law .
- Medical studies show mixed evidence and limited samples, with Hecox, a 25-year-old, having received hormone treatments and stepped away from some sports, while Pepper-Jackson, a 6-year-old, transitioned before male puberty and uses puberty blockers and estrogen.
- Both plaintiffs currently benefit from lower-court injunctions that allow continued play, while a Supreme Court ruling could affect bans in 27 states and have potential national implications.
- The Court will decide if bans violate the 14th Amendment or Title IX, with a 6-3 conservative majority, considering the 2020 Title VII decision and potential limited rulings.
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