Transgender rights: sports bans, parental rights cert, inmate segregation
Key Questions
What was the Supreme Court's decision on transgender student-athletes?
SCOTUS ruled 6-3 to uphold state bans on transgender athletes participating in sports aligned with their gender identity.
What new case did SCOTUS grant cert on regarding transgender issues?
The Court granted certiorari in International Partners for Ethical Care v. Ferguson, addressing parental rights over minor gender transitions.
What do polls and analyses say about public support for transgender sports bans?
A poll showed 62% support for excluding biological males from girls' sports. ATIXA analysis notes the narrow holding leaves bathroom and locker room questions unresolved.
SCOTUS upheld transgender student-athlete bans 6-3. Granted cert in International Partners for Ethical Care (parental rights). Maine Supreme Court affirmed invalidation of trans sports ballot question. Polk v. Montgomery County Schools cert petition filed. 9th Circuit temporarily blocks housing trans women in Oregon prisons; oral arguments set for Aug 27.