U.S. Supreme Court Appears Sympathetic to State Transgender Sports Bans
The Supreme Court is expected to decide by early summer whether states can enforce bans that exclude transgender girls from female sports teams, impacting civil rights and education policies.
- On Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court heard consolidated Idaho and West Virginia cases in Washington, D.C., and the conservative majority signaled preparedness to side with states defending transgender sports bans.
- Lower courts had already ruled in favor of the athletes, including Lindsay Hecox, 25, plaintiff , and Becky Pepper-Jackson, 15, plaintiff , who challenged Idaho and West Virginia bans involving puberty blockers.
- Justices questioned how Title IX should be applied, probing its relation to state bans and whether 'sex' must be defined for sports eligibility; Justice Brett Kavanaugh said, 'there's a harm there, and I think we can't sweep that aside.'
- A decision is expected by early summer and the justices may issue rulings by July that could affect similar bans in 25 other states following 27 states with restrictions.
- Advocates and critics staged rallies outside the Supreme Court as justices signaled they would be prepared to side with the states, where fewer than 10 openly trans college athletes compete among 500,000.
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