The Supreme Court seems poised to deliver another blow to trans rights

Protesters supporting transgender athletes competing in women's sports wave a transgender pride flag outside the Supreme Court on January 13, 2026, in Washington, DC. | Heather Diehl/Getty Images

There was never much reason to hope that the Supreme Court, which heard two cases on Tuesday asking whether transgender women have a right to play women’s high school or college sports, was going to side with those athletes. The Court has a 6-3 Republican majority. And, even if it didn’t, existing law...