(The Center Square) – In seven weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases involving challenges to the constitutionality of laws in Idaho and West Virginia that prohibit transgender women and girls from participating on women’s and girls’ sports teams. A decision in these cases could have far-reaching implications nationwide.

On Jan. 13, 2026, the nation’s highest court will review lower court decisions in favor of transgender athletes from Idaho ( Little v. Hecox ) and West Virginia ( West Virginia v. B.P.J. ) who challenged the bans in their respective states. The Idaho case involves the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. The dispute over West Virginia's law involves the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection and Title IX, the landmark civil

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