For the usual 6-3 majority, SCOTUS *upholds* state bans on transgender athletes in public sports

[In It to Win It]

First (but *not* last) #SCOTUS ruling is the two transgender discrimination cases.

For the usual 6-3 majority, Justice Kavanaugh *upholds* state bans on transgender athletes in public sports under *both* Title IX and the Fourteenth Amendment:

www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

— Steve Vladeck (@stevevladeck.bsky.social) 2026-06-30T14:02:14.522Z

One clarification: It's 6-3 on equal protection (the big question); it's actually unanimous on Title IX, but on *very* different grounds.

— Steve Vladeck (@stevevladeck.bsky.social) 2026-06-30T14:06:47.665Z

First case is West Virginia v. PBA. "Coach" Kavanaugh --who famously touts that he coaches girls basketball even though he's been accused of attempted rape-- writes WVA is allowed to exclude trans girls from sports.

— ElieNYC (@elienyc.bsky.social) 2026-06-30T14:03:51.223Z

The Supreme Court's first decisions are the trans athlete cases. By a 6–3 vote, the court holds that Title IX and the equal protection clause do NOT stop states from excluding trans women and girls from female sports teams. The three liberals dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjsdc.bsky.social) 2026-06-30T14:02:49.684Z

Sotomayor, joined by Kagan and Jackson, agrees that the trans plaintiff's Title IX claim fails, but accuses the majority of reaching an overly broad conclusion about Title IX's tolerance of anti-trans discrimination. The three fully dissent on equal protection. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjsdc.bsky.social) 2026-06-30T14:06:45.710Z

BREAKING: The Supreme Court upholds West Virginia and Idaho's laws banning trans girls and women from women's sports. Justice Kavanaugh has the opinion for the court, holding that states "may" make sports eligibility based on "biological sex." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2026-06-30T14:04:33.735Z

[bluestarone]

1. Fucking ASSHOLES. All

SIX of them!! THIS court needs to be enlarged to 13

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Thanks for getting those Bluesky skeets up so quickly.

And good morning.

[Sympthsical]

3. The liberal justices concurred with the Title IX claims

But don't agree with the equal protection arguments.

So, they kind of split the baby on that one, but the batting down of Title IX claims is unanimous.

Sotomayor's opinion is worth a read. Where the liberal justices disagree is that the Court did not allow full fact finding (whether or not puberty blockers have a sufficient effect on performance) and conceded that they might have still ended up with the same unanimous decision regardless. She just hates how the Court has gone about the decision and how broadly they included equal protection in the ruling without adequate scrutiny.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. Without the EP clause, this will go beyond just sports.

[Innocent Smith]

5. It was both 6-3 and 9-0

If you follow Supreme Court Blog they explained the split.