The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that state laws barring transgender girls and women from competing on female school sports teams do not violate the Constitution or Title IX. The decision directly resolves challenges to Idaho's 2020 Fairness in Women's Sports Act and West Virginia's 2022 Save Women's Sports Act.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote for the majority that states may reserve women's and girls' sports for biological females and set eligibility rules accordingly. The plaintiffs included Lindsay Hecox, who sought to join Boise State University's women's track and cross-country teams, and Becky Pepper-Jackson, a 16-year-old West Virginia sophomore who transitioned at age 8 and recently won her state's shot put title.
More than 25 other states have passed similar bans, which are now expected to stand under this precedent.