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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds State Laws Barring Transgender Girls From Female School Sports Teams
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday to uphold state laws barring transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s school sports teams in Idaho and West Virginia. The decision found the measures do not violate the Constitution or Title IX. The ruling leaves the statutes in place and affects similar restrictions in 25 other states.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws in Idaho and West Virginia that bar transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s school sports. The 6-3 decision determined that the bans do not violate the U.S.
Constitution or Title IX. Tuesday’s ruling leaves the Idaho and West Virginia statutes in place. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote that the term sex in Title IX cannot plausibly be interpreted to refer to anything other than biological sex.
The majority opinion concluded that states may maintain separate categories for female athletes based on biological sex without running afoul of federal anti-discrimination law. The ruling resolves conflicting lower-court decisions on whether such state laws conflict with Title IX’s protections against sex discrimination in education programs.
The New York Times reported that the decision affects 25 other states that maintain similar restrictions on transgender female athletes joining women’s sports teams.
No further immediate legal action was announced by the parties involved.
