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Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school sports
The court's conservative majority, which has repeatedly ruled against transgender Americans in the past year, ruled that state bans in Idaho and West Virginia don't violate the Constitution or the federal law known as Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in education.
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UPI
· Jun 30, 2026
Supreme Court: States can ban transgender girls from girls' sports
Supreme Court: States can ban transgender girls from girls' sports
KTLA 5
· Jun 30, 2026
Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in schools
The Supreme Court ruled states can bar transgender girls from competing on girls and women’s school sports teams, upholding bans in Idaho and West Virginia on Tuesday in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines that is set to impact similar laws passed in more than half the country. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1
Tampa Free Press
· Jun 30, 2026
Landmark 6-3 Supreme Court Ruling Allows States To Limit Female Sports To Biological Females
In a major decision on the future of American school athletics, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday that public schools and universities can legally restrict female sports teams to biological females. The ruling resolves a multi-state legal battle over whether laws barring transgender girls from competing on female teams violate federal law or [] Landmark 6-3 Supreme Court Ruling Allows States To Limit Female Sports To Biological Females
AllSides
· Jul 1, 2026
US Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes in female school and college sports
The US Supreme Court has ruled that states can ban transgender women from competing in female school and college sports. The court considered cases from students in two different states who had challenged bans on participation. The two states, Idaho and West Virginia, enacted laws that required public school and college sports teams to compete in accordance with their sex recorded at birth. One of the two challenges said the ban violates equal rights protections in the US Constitution. The other said it contradicts civil rights laws.
Off The Press
· Jun 30, 2026
Officials: Trans athlete bans won’t change Illinois school sports
In a 6-3 decision Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld multiple state bans on transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports. The ruling could have an impact on Illinois, and potentially the midterm elections. The court upheld bans in two states, Idaho and West Virginia, which prohibited individuals who identified as transgender women []...Click to read more
Coffman Chronicle
· Jul 1, 2026
Supreme Court Allows States to Enforce Transgender Athlete Bans in School Sports
The Supreme Court upheld state laws in Idaho and West Virginia that restrict girls’ and women’s school sports teams to biological females, a ruling that gives states broad authority to enforce transgender athlete bans.
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