Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in schools

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that states can bar transgender girls from competing on girls’ and women’s school sports teams, upholding bans in Idaho and West Virginia. Writing for the majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh rejected arguments against these restrictions. This decision, split along ideological lines, is set to impact similar laws passed in more than half the country, confirming the legality of state-level bans on transgender athlete participation in female school sports categories across the United States.