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Supreme Court takes up transgender sports bans

Defending West Virginia's Save Women's Sports Act

The Supreme Court heard more than three hours of oral arguments on January 13, 2026, in two cases that could determine whether states can bar transgender students from sports teams matching their gender identity. The conservative majority signaled strong support for upholding state restrictions, though several justices appeared wary of a broad ruling.

Updated May 20

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There are immutable physical and biological characteristic differences between men and women that make men bigger, stronger, and faster than women. If we allow biological males to play sports against biological females, those differences will erode the ability and the places for women in these sports which we have fought so hard for over the last 50 years.

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