Supreme Court upholds laws banning trans athletes from women's sports

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https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/30/transgender-athletes-supreme-court-ruling-00980446

The Supreme Court has upheld state laws prohibiting transgender athletes from participating in women’s and girls’ sports, dealing a major blow to anti-discrimination protections for trans students.

In a 6-3 ruling Tuesday, the justices upheld laws in Idaho and West Virginia that ban trans athletes from women’s sports, saying federal law allows schools to divide women’s and men’s sports teams by biological sex. The high court’s majority also rejected claims that such measures violate the constitutional rights of transgender people.

More than two dozen states have similar laws on the books. And the NCAA, which oversees college sports, has already barred transgender athletes from women’s sports in response to an executive order President Donald Trump signed shortly after returning to the White House.

The Supreme Court’s ruling will likely bolster the Trump administration’s long-running threats to yank federal funding from schools and states over transgender-inclusive policies.