US Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws in Idaho and West Virginia that ban transgender athletes from participating on women’s and girls’ sports teams in a 6-3 decision. The ruling stated the bans do not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment or Title IX. The majority opinion, authored by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, argued that West Virginia’s law was 'reasonable' under Title IX, while dissenting justices, including Sonia Sotomayor, argued for further factual review on whether transgender and cisgender girls are 'similarly situated.'