President Donald Trump called the Supreme Court’s Tuesday ruling on transgender athletes a “big win.”
The justices ruled in favor of West Virginia and Idaho on Thursday, 6-3, against trans athletes who sued to gain access to girls’ sports.
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“BIG WIN: The United States Supreme Court just RULED AGAINST MEN PLAYING IN WOMEN’S SPORTS. Wow! That takes that ridiculous situation off the table!!!” Trump posted to Truth Social.
As Trump celebrated the ruling, the Supreme Court said it was up to the states to make the decision on trans athletes in women’s sports.
Justice Sotomayor filed an opinion concurring with the judgment in part and dissenting in part, which Justices Kagan and Jackson joined. Jackson filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part.
Consistent with Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause, we hold that the States may maintain women’s and girls’ sports for biological females. They may determine eligibility for women’s and girls’ sports based on biological sex.
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The states were backed by the law firm Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), while the trans athletes were represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Cooley Legal.
Now, more than half of the states in the U.S. are empowered to enforce the protection of women’s sports without fear of a legal challenge.
However, there are still 23 states that don’t have any such laws, and some of those have laws to protect trans athletes in girls’ sports.
Trump signed the “No Men In Women’s Sports” executive order on Feb. 5, 2025, prompting more restrictions on trans athletes and states to abide by Trump’s order. On the flip side, it also welcomed a highly-publicized spat shortly after the order was signed between Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills.
Trump continuously threatened to halt federal funding to states who did not abide by his executive order. Trump froze funds to Maine, but a federal judge ruled that the funds had to be unfrozen.
But now, those states are protected by law.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon released a statement later.
“Today’s ruling affirms the common sense right of states to prohibit men from competing in women’s sports, safeguard the integrity of female spaces, and ensure no woman faces discrimination on the basis of sex,” she said. “For years, ideologues distorted Title IX to advance a radical transgender agenda, subjecting women to immeasurable harm.
“The Trump Administration has fought to restore Title IX’s protections for women and girls since Day One. Today’s ruling cements those reforms and builds on decades of work to secure equal educational opportunities for women and girls. This is a tremendous victory, and we look forward to ensuring that every educational institution in America abides by the law of the land.”
Surveys have shown that roughly 80% of Americans do not believe biological males should compete against girls and women.
Fox News’ Jackson Thompson and Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.
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