Washington, United States, Jan 13, 2026 (AFP) - US Supreme Court to weigh transgender athlete bans

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2026-01-13

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday wades into the hot-button issue of transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports. The conservative-dominated court is to hear challenges to state laws in Idaho and West Virginia banning transgender athletes from female competition. More than two dozen US states have passed laws in recent years barring athletes who were assigned as male at birth from taking part in girls' or women's sports. The Idaho case to be......

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