More battles over transgender rights await Supreme Court  

Cases implicating transgender rights are piling up at the Supreme Court as it begins drafting its opinion on whether states can ban gender-affirming care for minors. 

The justices at their recent closed-door conferences have considered petitions to take up disputes involving what school sports teams transgender athletes can play on, parental rights and whether government-funded health care plans must cover transgender care. 

Two justices appointed by President-elect Trump made...