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Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women's sports
By The Associated Press and Danielle Abreu at NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)
· June 30, 2026
· 3 min read
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams. The ruling on a pair of separate cases from Idaho and West Virginia could carry far-reaching implications for transgender rights.
The court’s six-justice conservative major...
Key takeaway In the first case, Lindsay Hecox, 25, sued over Idaho’s first-in-the-nation ban for the chance to try out for the women’s track and cross-country teams at Boise State University in Idaho.
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Published: June 30, 2026 ·
Source: NBC Los Angeles (KNBC) ·
Reading time: 3 min
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What is this story about? The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams. The ruling on a pair of separate cases from Idaho and West Virginia could carry far-reaching implications for transgender rights.
The court’s six-justice conservative major...
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