"Transgender women athletes have been the subject of much debate over the past few years, and this Tuesday they'll be the subject of arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court. The high court is considering Idaho's and West Virginia's laws that bar trans women and girls from female sports. In both cases - Hecox v. Idaho and B.P.J. v. West Virginia - lower courts have granted injunctions blocking implementation of the laws and allowing trans athletes to compete. The states are appealing."
"The American Civil Liberties Union is representing both Hecox and Pepper-Jackson, and Lambda Legal has joined in Pepper-Jackson's representation as well. An ACLU lawyer will argue both cases. Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings told The Advocate he is "to be 100 percent honest, anxious" about how the high court will rule. "This is not the friendliest Supreme Court to LGBTQ+ rights," he said. "But we will take a stand for what's right, and the chips will fall where they may.""
The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing Idaho's and West Virginia's laws that ban transgender women and girls from competing in female sports. Lower courts issued injunctions blocking both laws and allowed transgender athletes to compete, and the states are appealing. Plaintiff Lindsay Hecox, a transgender student at Boise State University, challenged Idaho's 2020 law after seeking to try out for women's track and cross-country; she later withdrew her suit for personal reasons. In West Virginia, 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson is a member of her school's girls' track team and challenged that state's 2021 ban. The American Civil Liberties Union represents both plaintiffs, Lambda Legal joined Pepper-Jackson's representation, and an ACLU lawyer will argue the cases before the court.
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