"WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to deal another setback to transgender people and uphold state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams. The court's conservative majority, which has repeatedly ruled against transgender Americans in the past year, signaled during more than three hours of arguments it would rule the state bans don't violate either the Constitution or the federal law known as Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in education."
"The legal fight is playing out against the backdrop of a broad effort by President Donald Trump to target transgender Americans, beginning on the first day of his second term and including the ouster of transgender people from the military and declaring that gender is immutable and determined at birth. The justices are evaluating claims of sex discrimination lodged by transgender people versus the need for fair competition for women and girls, the main argument made by the states."
Supreme Court justices indicated a likely decision upholding state bans that bar transgender girls and women from participating on school sports teams, finding no violation of the Constitution or Title IX. More than two dozen Republican-led states have passed such bans, while lower courts had ruled in favor of transgender athletes in challenges from Idaho and West Virginia. The legal backdrop includes federal actions by President Donald Trump targeting transgender people, including military exclusions and asserting gender as immutable at birth. Justices weighed claims of sex discrimination by transgender people against states' arguments about preserving fair competition for women and girls. Justice Brett Kavanaugh emphasized Title IX's role in expanding women's sports and noted potential harms such as losing medals.
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