US Supreme Court appears likely to uphold restrictions on transgender athletes

A majority of the nine justices on the US Supreme Court appear inclined to uphold state bans on transgender women and girls competing in female school sports.

During oral arguments on Tuesday, the court considered cases from students in two different states who are challenging bans on participation. Both states require public school and collegiate sports teams to be designated based on sex recorded at birth.

In Idaho, a transgender college student argues the ban violates her constitutional equal rights protections. A West Virginia high school student also alleges that the state's ban runs counter to federal civil rights law.

During more than three hours of arguments, at least five of the justices appeared to favour upholding the bans. The court has a 6-3 conservative majority.

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