Supreme Court Allows State Bans on Transgender Women in Women's Sports
TL;DR
The Supreme Court ruled that states may ban transgender women from competing in female school and college sports, with all nine justices agreeing that Title IX does not require overturning women’s sports, while the justices split 6–3 on whether the bans violate the Constitution’s equal-protection clause. The decisions uphold laws in Idaho and West Virginia and drew praise from conservatives and Trump, and criticism from LGBT rights groups and some dissenting justices who argued the ruling narrows equal protection protections.
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