"In more than three hours of oral argument on Jan. 13, the Supreme Court considered cases from Idaho and West Virginia in which federal courts of appeals had ruled against enforcement of state laws effectively banning transgender girls or women from competing on female scholastic sports teams. These two states are among 27 states that have adopted such laws in recent years. Their legislatures have stated that the purposes of the laws are to provide safety for cisgender female athletes,"
"In each case, a transgender plaintiff challenged the state law, arguing that it violated their constitutional right to equal protection of the laws. The Idaho plaintiff, Lindsay Hecox, decided last fall that she would drop her case, because she wanted to concentrate on finishing up her university degree program and to avoid the pressure and distraction of being caught up in the case."
Supreme Court heard more than three hours of oral argument on Jan. 13 in cases from Idaho and West Virginia involving state laws that effectively bar transgender girls or women from female scholastic sports. Twenty-seven states have adopted similar laws, with legislatures citing safety for cisgender female athletes, preservation of competitive fairness, and prevention of domination by so-called biological men. Transgender plaintiffs challenged the laws as violating equal protection rights. Idaho plaintiff Lindsay Hecox sought to drop her case to focus on her degree, while West Virginia plaintiff Becky Pepper-Jackson added a Title IX claim and won at the Fourth Circuit.
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