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We were forced to compete against a male. The Supreme Court had our backs

The Supreme Court has validated fair competition rather than an increasingly destructive laboratory for social experimentation

By Madison Kenyon , Mary Kate Marshall Fox News

Published June 30, 2026 3:10pm EDT

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Supreme Court upholds state bans on biological boys in girls' sports

Fox News reports on the Supreme Court's decision to uphold Idaho and West Virginia laws, effectively banning biological males from participating in girls' sports. Constitutional law attorney Jonathan Turley and chief legal correspondent Shannon Bream explain that the ruling aligns with the view that transgender status is not a protected class like race or religion, leaving the decision to individual states.

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The U.S. Supreme Court just moved us much closer to leveling the playing field.

In a decision that defends justice and biological reality, the court upheld laws in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Idaho (Little v. Hecox) that preserve fairness and safety for female athletes by keeping men out of women’s sports. The ruling effectively upholds the laws of 27 states; now the other 23 states need to act.

By affirming the clear meaning of the law and common sense, the Supreme Court’s decision also affirmed state governments’ ability to recognize the inherent biological differences between men and women. In doing so, the justices have thrown legal cold water on years of cultural and political pressure to deny that reality—efforts that have led thousands of girls and young women like us into senseless defeat, discouragement, and, for some, even physical danger.

SUPREME COURT MAKES RULING ON TRANS ATHLETES IN WOMEN'S SPORTS

We didn’t compete to win "participation" trophies. And we didn’t train to lose before........

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