West Virginia and Idaho have brought appeals to the Supreme Court, seeking a ruling on whether states can enforce bans on transgender students participating in sports teams according to their gender identity. This marks the first time the high court has been directly asked to address this issue amidst a legal battle that has spanned several years.
The appeals come in the wake of numerous states enacting bans on transgender students participating in sports teams based on their gender identity. Lower courts have ruled against these bans, with a federal appeals court stating that West Virginia's ban violated a student's rights under Title IX, a federal law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in federally funded schools.
