The majority-conservative U.S. Supreme Court indicated that it was sympathetic towards states’ laws banning transgender athletes from participating on female sports teams. The justices heard more than three hours of arguments from representatives from the Justice Department, Idaho and West Virginia on Tuesday.
Both states’ laws use biological sex as the defining point to ban transgender girls from participating on female teams. In both cases, challenges were brought forward because Title IX bans discrimination on the basis of sex.
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Lower courts sided against Idaho and West Virginia, saying their laws violated the U.S. Constitution and federal anti-discrimination laws. However, the Supreme Court has upheld other restrictions on transgender individuals in previous terms, including banning transgender individuals from serving in the military and allowing people to change their gender on passports.
A formal ruling on the case is expected by the end of June.
