During the first case to be heard in the back-to-back session, Little v. Hecox, both conservative and liberal justices raised questions — including those about what level of scrutiny to apply to anti-trans sports bans and whether this case itself was still valid.

The justices heard arguments on whether bans in two states on trans athletes competing in women’s sports violate the Constitution’s equal protection clause.

If the Supreme Court upholds West Virginia’s law, all young female athletes will continue to bear the brunt of these laws.

The first case involves an Idaho student barred by state law from trying out for the track team; the second was brought by a West Virginia middle schooler barred by state law from competing.

West Virginia Attorney General McCuskey leads the legal defense against transgender athlete lawsuit challenging state law banning biological males from girls' sports.

The Court heard two similar cases, Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J. — one brought by a trans woman in college, and one by a trans girl in middle school. They both involve constitutional challenges, and the middle schooler’s also brings a claim under Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in school programs.

A decision in the case could affect the 27 states that currently prohibit trans girls from competing on teams consistent with their gender identity.

The Supreme Court hears two cases this week on state bans for trans athletes playing on women's and girls' sports teams. Kate Sosin, who covers LGBTQ issues for the non-profit newsroom The 19th, has been following these cases closely.

Milani Cooper, 35, worked at Wrigley Field last year. She said she was harassed daily by co-workers who targeted her with transphobic slurs, and one co-worker threatened her with violence, according to a lawsuit.

The workshop revealed growing state-backed restrictions and systemic discrimination against trans people in Turkey, while emphasizing the need for stronger solidarity and legal protections.

Justice Samuel Alito, dissatisfied with the double header cases on trans women in sports before him, pivoted to an anti-trans monologue Tuesday that had nothing to do with the facts at hand.

This morning, a group of trans advocates and allies from Pittsburgh loaded up a bus and rolled straight into the heart of the nation’s capital to demand justice on the steps of the Supreme Court