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The Supreme Court ruled that states may ban transgender girls from girls’ and women’s sports teams, a win for conservatives that’s prompting efforts to extend bans to Democratic-led states and even pursue nationwide restrictions, signaling more battles over transgender athletes and school policies.
After the Supreme Court’s rulings upholding state bans on transgender athletes and related decisions on transition care and parental notification, LGBTQ+ advocates are debating whether every case should go to the Court, warning that pressing high-profile cases on a conservative bench could yield sweeping precedents that undermine the movement even as transgender rights face a year of setbacks.
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court struck down Hawaii’s public-carry restrictions, saying they violated the Second Amendment and signaling a Bruen-era expansion of gun rights. The decision adds to a string of rulings loosening firearm regulations and could influence carry rules in other states, continuing ongoing debates over gun policy.
The NAACP launches an “Out of Bounds” campaign urging Black athletes and supporters to boycott eight flagship public universities in eight states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas) and to withhold tickets as states redraw districts following a Supreme Court ruling that narrowed voting-rights protections. The goal is to pressure leaders to restore Black voting power and ensure fair maps, with recruits encouraged to consider transferring to historically Black colleges and universities.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized the Supreme Court for expediting a major voting-rights ruling, saying the move made the court look political. She was the lone dissenter to dropping the usual 32-day waiting period, in a decision that sharply limits a key provision of the Voting Rights Act and enabled Louisiana Republicans to quickly redraw a congressional district.