The U.S. Supreme Court will hear challenges from West Virginia and Idaho regarding laws that ban transgender students from competing in girls' sports. Transgender athletes Becky Pepper-Jackson and Lindsay Hecox have won lower-court rulings allowing them to compete. The ACLU announced approval of the decision, referring to the laws as discriminatory. State laws define sports team eligibility based on sex assigned at birth. The intervention comes as over half of U.S. states enact similar bans on transgender rights in athletics.
The Supreme Court will hear challenges to state laws banning transgender students from girls' sports, involving athletes Becky Pepper-Jackson and Lindsay Hecox who have won lower-court rulings.
The ACLU celebrated the Supreme Court's decision, stating that lower courts were right to block discriminatory laws and emphasizing the freedom of all kids to play.
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