West Virginia, et al., Petitioners v. B. P. J., By Her Next Friend and Mother, Heather Jackson

This case asked whether West Virginia could limit girls’ school sports teams to biological females under Title IX (a federal sex-discrimination law) and the Equal Protection Clause (a constitutional promise of equal treatment). The Court ruled that Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause allow a state to designate school sports teams based on biological sex. It reversed and remanded (sent the case back) to the lower court.

Result

Reversed

Students, parents, and schools in West Virginia are directly affected. B.P.J., a transgender girl, sought girls’ cross-country and track spots despite the state ban. The Supreme Court reversed the Fourth Circuit and sent the case back. That means lower courts will reconsider Title IX (a federal law against sex discrimination in education). It could shape similar disputes in 27 States with laws keeping female sports for biological females.

Not official Court text.