WV officials applaud U.S. Supreme Court decision in transgender athletes case

By: Lori Kersey

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: June 30, 2026

Words: 1,165

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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West Virginia officials on Tuesday celebrated a U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the state’s ban on transgender athletes participating in women’s school athletics.

The justices ruled 9-0 that West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act does not violate Title IX, which prohibits discrimination based on sex in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance, and 6-3 that it does not violate Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, which prohibits states from …

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