Supreme Court weighs state bans on transgender athletes

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Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state transgender athlete bans
The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to uphold state laws that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports, wading for the first time into the contentious issue. The justices heard more than three hours of arguments in a pair of cases challenging laws from West Virginia and Idaho that require public school and collegiate sports teams to be designated based on biological sex at birth and restrict transgender girls and women from competing on teams that correspond with their gender identity.

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US Supreme Court appears likely to uphold restrictions on transgender athletes
A majority of the nine justices on the US Supreme Court appear inclined to uphold state bans on transgender women and girls competing in female school sports.

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Twenty-seven states have such bans, intended to ensure opportunities and fair competition for female athletes.

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The outcome of a pair of cases on Tuesday could affect laws in 27 states that prohibit transgender girls from joining girls’ and women’s sports teams.
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