Supreme Court seems likely to allow state bans of transgender athletes in girls and women's sports

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1. Supreme Court exterior, with transgender rights demonstrators outside

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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Sherman, The Associated Press:
"The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold state laws that prohibit transgender girls and women from playing on school sports teams. The justices heard arguments for more than three hours in cases from Idaho and West Virginia, which are among more than two dozen Republican-led states that prohibits transgender athletes from playing sports in schools and colleges."

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4. Supreme Court exterior, with supporters of the ban of men competing in women sports

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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Sherman, The Associated Press:
"The court's conservative majority signaled that it would find that the laws do not violate either the Constitution or the federal law known as Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in education. That law has been responsible for a huge growth in sports opportunities for girls and women in elementary schools through high schools, as well as at the college level."
6. Supreme Court exterior, with transgender flags

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7. STILL of President Donald Trump signs an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women's or girls' sporting events (AP Photo/Alex Brandon; ID: 25169813978532)

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8. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Sherman, The Associated Press:
"The justices in just the past year have upheld multiple restrictions against transgender people. And their rulings came amid a push by President Donald Trump to restrict transgender rights in the United States. A decision in the cases is expected by June."

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9. Supreme Court beauty shot
STORYLINE:
The U.S. Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams after arguments Tuesday on two cases pertaining to students at the K-12 and college level.

Lower courts ruled for the transgender athletes who challenged the state bans in Idaho and West Virginia, two of more than 24 Republican-led states to pass such restrictions. Nonetheless, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court gave no indication after over three hours of arguments that it would follow suit.

The Associated Press reporter Mark Sherman further explains today's hearing.

"The court's conservative majority signaled that it would find that the laws do not violate either the Constitution or the federal law known as Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in education." said Sherman.

"That law has been responsible for a huge growth in sports opportunities for girls and women in elementary schools through high schools, as well as at the college level," added Sherman.

The three liberal justices seemed focused on trying to marshal a court majority in support of a narrow ruling that would allow the individual transgender athletes involved in the cases to be allowed to compete.

A decision in the cases is expected by June.

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