The U.S. Supreme Court upholds state laws that bar transgender girls and women from participating in girls’ and women’s school competitive sports. Multiple outlets report that the decision applies to bans enacted by West Virginia and Idaho. The court rules that the laws are lawful under the U.S. Constitution and federal education law, meaning they do not violate the 14th Amendment or Title IX. Several reports describe the ruling as a significant setback for LGBTQ rights and as part of an ongoing legal and political debate over how sex and gender are defined in school athletics. One outlet notes the vote as 6–3, with a majority opinion authored by Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Other coverage characterizes the decision as reflecting conservative legal reasoning and aligning with the administration’s position. The ruling means transgender athletes are excluded from female-designated teams under the challenged state frameworks, and the decision effectively ends this challenge in the Supreme Court for the two states at issue, subject to any future legal developments.