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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on State Laws Protecting Women’s Sports, by Elise Winland – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Elise Winland, Catholic Vote, January 13, 2026

Several justices of the Supreme Court signaled openness to arguments in favor of legally protecting women’s sports Jan. 13 as they listened to more than three hours of oral arguments in two closely watched cases challenging state laws that bar male athletes from competing with women and girls.

The cases — Little v. Hecox (Idaho) and West Virginia v. B.P.J. — challenge laws the two states enacted that classify school sports teams based on sex rather than “gender identity,” as CatholicVote previously reported. Idaho adopted the nation’s first such law in 2020, and West Virginia followed in 2021. Since then, at least 25 states have passed similar measures, according to AP News, fueling nationwide debates over the future of women’s athletics. …

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