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  "path": "/2026/06/30/repub/supreme-court-upholds-state-bans-on-transgender-athletes-in-girls-and-womens-sports/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-30T15:38:44.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Civil Rights",
    "DC Bureau",
    "SCOTUS",
    "transgender",
    "transgender athletes",
    "Trend – LGBTQ Attacks"
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday kept in place state laws banning transgender athletes from participating on women’s and girls’ sports teams. The decision stems from challenges to bans in Idaho and West Virginia and marks a major setback for transgender rights across the country. The opinion also came as President Donald Trump’s administration has pursued a broad anti-trans agenda that […]",
  "title": "Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports"
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