Supreme Court allows states to bar transgender athletes from girls’ sports

The court’s decision involving laws from West Virginia and Idaho has implications for 25 other states with similar restrictions.

(Allison Robbert | The New York Times) Members of Concerned Women for America pray ahead of decisions outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld two state laws barring the participation of transgender female athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams. The court’s ruling deals with laws from West Virginia and Idaho but has implications for the 25 other states with similar restrictions, and for athletes who compete in school and collegiate sports nationwide.

Supreme Court allows states to bar transgender athletes from girls’ sports

The court’s decision involving laws from West Virginia and Idaho has implications for 25 other states with similar restrictions.

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