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Protesters gather outside the Supreme Court as it hears arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
FILE - President Donald Trump acknowledges Riley Gaines as he speaks before signing an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women's or girls' sporting events, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: Former competitive swimmer Riley Gaines speaks at a news conference following the House of Representatives vote on H.R. 28 - "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act" at the U.S. Capitol on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives passed the legislation in a 218 to 206 vote to prohibit federal funding for K-12 schools that include transgender students on women’s sports teams. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump acknowledges Riley Gaines as he speaks before signing an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women's or girls' sporting events, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump acknowledges Riley Gaines as he speaks before signing an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women's or girls' sporting events, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump hands a pen to Riley Gaines after signing an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women's or girls' sporting events, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington.(AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 08: Becky Pepper-Jackson attends the Lambda Legal Liberty Awards on June 08, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Lambda Legal )
FILE - U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito poses for an official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on Oct. 7, 2022 in Washington. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
FILE - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. (left) attends the luncheon following inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
FILE - Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman on the nation's highest court, speaks at the 60th Commemoration of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing on Sept. 15, 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Butch Dill - Pool/Getty Images)
FILE - Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks during street renaming ceremony for her in Miami-Dade County on March 6, 2023 in Cutler Bay, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
FILE - President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago club, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Washington, en route to Baltimore to attend the Army-Navy football game. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, Friday, Jan. 9, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Protesters wave transgender pride flags outside the Supreme Court as it hears arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
FILE - Protestors hold signs during a rally at the state capitol in Charleston, W.Va., on March 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson, file)
Protesters gather outside the Supreme Court as it hears arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Supreme Court appears poised to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in female sports

Protesters gather outside the Supreme Court as it hears arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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