US EditionU.S. Supreme Court Appears Sympathetic to State Transgender Sports Bans
The Supreme Court questioned whether state bans on transgender girls in women’s sports violate federal civil rights laws amid a divide among justices on fairness and protections.
- On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard back-to-back arguments in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J., challenging state bans on transgender girls and women in school athletics, with oral arguments ending around 1:30 p.m. ET.
- Justices questioned how Title IX applies to transgender athletes, debating if the federal sex-discrimination law covers gender identity, while state solicitor generals argued biological differences justify bans to protect fairness.
- Since Idaho and West Virginia enacted bans, 25 other states have started enforcing their own bans and two dozen other states have passed similar laws, with some blocked by court orders.
- A ruling could affect bans across 27 states, with advocates warning it raises broader federal law questions on privacy, sex discrimination, and school athletics policies.
- Hecox has sought to drop her case, and Baker cited fewer than 10 openly trans college athletes among 500,000, raising mootness issues for the Court.
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