LIVE AUDIO: Supreme Court Hears Trans Sports Cases

The New York Times reports:

Becky Pepper-Jackson was 11 years old and a mediocre runner when she sued the State of West Virginia over a law that barred transgender girls like her from joining girls’ sports teams. For the next four years, Ms. Pepper-Jackson’s status on the school track team was in doubt as judges blocked the law, then unblocked it and then blocked it again.

Now 15, she is an accomplished shot-putter and discus thrower. A decision about whether she can compete for her final two years of high school will now fall to the Supreme Court, which on Tuesday will hear her challenge to the West Virginia law that supporters said was intended to ensure fair competition for female athletes.

Ms. Pepper-Jackson is the only known athlete in West Virginia who would be subject to the law. But her case — and a separate matter from Idaho dealing with college sports that the court is also hearing on Tuesday — has implications far beyond her personal sports saga.

Read the full article. Start time is 10AM. Groups supporting both sides are rallying outside the courthouse.

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