Following U.S. Supreme Court decision, Lombardo renews call for state ban on trans athletes

By: April Corbin Girnus

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: June 30, 2026

Words: 747

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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With the U.S. Supreme Court upholding state bans against trans athletes, Republican leaders in Nevada reupped their call for a similar ban in the Silver State.

Supreme Court upholds state transgender athlete bans

In a 6-3 decision issued Tuesday, the nation’s highest court decided that Idaho and West Virginia laws banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s and girls’ sports do not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

Nevada Gov. …

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