Supreme Court upholds state bans on trans athletes

The Supreme Court expanded states’ authority to bar transgender girls and women from competing in women’s and girls’ sports, ruling Tuesday that West Virginia and Idaho may implement such bans. The decision further narrows opportunities for transgender athletes and comes amid sustained political targeting by Republican officials, including the Trump administration, according to the article. It also follows major policy reversals: the NCAA in 2025 limited women’s sports to “student-athletes assigned female at birth only” after a Trump executive order, and the International Olympic Committee reversed course in March, banning trans athletes from the women’s category and requiring genetic testing. The case signals intensifying nationwide regulatory pressure on eligibility rules. The story is described as developing, with more expected.