US supreme court to weigh transgender student sports bans in key rights case
by Guardian staff and agency from US news | The Guardian on (#6YDAY)
Justices will hear Idaho and West Virginia appeals on laws barring trans girls from female public school teams
The US supreme court announced on Thursday that it will consider a bid by West Virginia and Idaho to enforce their state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public sector schools.
The decision means the court is prepared to take up another civil rights challenge to Republican-backed restrictions on transgender people.
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