The decision is the latest blow to transgender athletes, who Republican politicians, including the Trump administration, have targeted. Kevin Dietsch / Getty ImagesJune 30, 2026 10:28 am EDT Updated The Supreme Court said states can ban transgender women and girls from women’s and girls’ sports teams, in a decision Tuesday that ruled that West Virginia and Idaho can prohibit transgender girls and women from playing on women’s and girls’ sports teams.
The decision is the latest blow to transgender athletes, who Republican politicians, including the Trump administration, have targeted.The NCAA changed its policy in 2025 to limit women’s sports to “student-athletes assigned female at birth only” shortly after an executive order from Trump, and the International Olympic Committee similarly reversed course in March, banning trans athletes from the women’s category and requiring genetic testing.This is a developing story. More to come.
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