Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports

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The Supreme Court upheld state laws from West Virginia and Idaho restricting transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote that schools can determine eligibility for women's sports based on biological sex, citing Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause.
The ruling affects laws in 25 states and aligns with policies from the NCAA and International Olympic Committee.
Liberal justices dissented, arguing the court should not have resolved the Equal Protection Clause issue due to unanswered factual questions.
The decision is seen as a setback for transgender rights, following a previous ruling upholding a Tennessee law restricting medical treatments for minors with gender dysphoria.

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