Trans athlete laws face Supreme Court review in cases by two students

Two transgender students from West Virginia and Idaho challenged state laws that would bar transgender females from girls' and women's sports, and the Supreme Court heard the cases; the court deferred deciding whether one student's withdrawal makes her case moot.

Two lawsuits brought by transgender students from West Virginia and Idaho are before the Supreme Court. Both cases challenge state laws that would bar transgender females from participating on girls' and women's sports teams. Becky Pepper-Jackson filed suit in 2021 to join her middle school girls' cross-country team and later competed on her high school's track and field team. Lindsay Hecox filed suit in 2020 to try out for Boise State's women's track and cross-country teams and later sought to withdraw her case. Known facts: - The two plaintiffs are Becky Pepper-Jackson from West Virginia and Lindsay Hecox from Idaho. - Pepper-Jackson sued in 2021 to join a middle school girls' cross-country team and later competed on her high school's track and field team. - Hecox sued in 2020 to try out for women's teams at Boise State, did not make the teams, and moved to withdraw her case while saying she would refrain from school-sponsored women's sports. - The Supreme Court heard the cases and said it would defer a decision on whether to dismiss Hecox's case as moot until after Tuesday's argument. Summary: The court's rulings could affect state rules about participation in girls' and women's sports. The justices heard arguments and have reserved judgment on whether Hecox's withdrawal makes her case moot. A full decision by the Supreme Court has not been announced.