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Supreme Court will take up a new case about which school sports teams transgender students can join
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FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. - photo by AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a case over state restrictions on which school sports teams transgender students can join. Just two weeks after upholding a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, the justices said they will review lower court rulings in favor of transgender athletes in Idaho and West Virginia. The nationwide battle over the participation of transgender girls on girls sports teams has played out at both the state and federal levels as Republicans have leveraged the issue as a fight for athletic fairness for women and girls.