What you need to know about the U.S. Supreme Court Cases on Transgender Sports Bans
On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a 6-3 ruling to uphold state laws that prohibit transgender women and girls from playing on school sports teams that match their gender identity in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox.
The key question in both cases asked whether or not these state bans violate Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in school programs. Prior to the Supreme Court’s decision, federal courts had blocked the enforcement of both laws.