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At least five conservative justices signaled support for state bans on transgender athletes, raising constitutional and Title IX questions amid ongoing national debates.
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NCAA Athlete Says Supreme Court Transgender Sports Case Is ‘Spiritual Battle’
The transgender fight unfolding in the U.S. Supreme Court isn’t against definitions and interpretations. Macy Petty, a former NCAA volleyball player who once found herself competing against a transgender-identified male, told CBN News this week the fight to protect the sanctity of women’s sports is, “at its heart, a spiritual battle,” an allusion to Ephesians 6:12. Her comments come as the nine justices of the high court heard oral arguments fo…
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Justices likely to side with bans
TRANSGENDER RIGHTS
The U.S. Supreme Court, which has a conservative majority, leaned this Tuesday to uphold state laws prohibiting trans athletes from participating in female teams of school and college competitions. For more than three hours of debate, the judges considered the lawsuits filed by Becky Pepper-Jackson, a high school student in West Virginia; and Lindsay Hecox, a student at Idaho University, who claim that the exclusion of trans people from female t…
For clarification, the question is whether the classification according to "biological gender" is permissible or violates anti-discrimination rules. A judgment is expected by mid-2026.
Supreme Court appears poised to uphold transgender bans
The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared likely to uphold state bans preventing biological boys and men from playing on school athletic teams for girls and women. Over two dozen Republican-led states have passed laws barring transgender athletes, while lower courts had previously ruled in favor of the athletes challenging bans in Idaho and West Virginia. The big picture: Justices indicated they do not believe these bans violate th…
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