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Supreme Court upholds state bans on trans athletes in girls’ sports

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states can bar transgender female competitors from playing girls’ sports in a landmark decision with major implications for more than half the country, where such policies are in place. In a 6-3 opinion, the high court determined that neither Idaho nor West Virginia had violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment with their bans, as well as that Title IX allowed states to separate sports teams on the basis of biological sex. But the majority opinion by conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh also underscored the importance of treating transgender athletes with respect.

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