Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Supreme Court has upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams (Getty Images)The Supreme Court has ruled that individual states possess the authority to prevent transgender student-athletes from participating in female sports.This significant decision was delivered on Tuesday, on the final day of the court's current term.The ruling was decided by a 6-3 majority among the justices.Specifically, the court upheld existing laws in West Virginia and Idaho, which prohibit transgender athletes from joining girls' and women's teams at public educational institutions.This judgment is anticipated to have extensive implications across the United States, given that 25 other states currently have similar legislative measures in place.In fullStates can ban transgender athletes from women’s teams, Supreme Court rulesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Supreme Court backs state laws banning transgender athletes from women’s teams
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Supreme Court has upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams (Getty Images)The Supreme Court has ruled that individual states possess the authority to prevent transgender student-athletes from participating in female sports.This significant decision was delivered on Tuesday, on the final day of the court's current term.The ruling was decided by a 6-3 majority among the justices.Specifically, the court upheld existing laws in West Virginia and Idaho, which prohibit transgender athletes from joining girls' and women's teams at public educational institutions.This judgment is anticipated to have extensive implications across the United States, given that 25 other states currently have similar legislative measures in place.In fullStates can ban transgender athletes from women’s teams, Supreme Court rulesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
