Supreme Court Rules on Athletes in High School Sports

compete against males can create significant safety risks. And in virtually all competitive sports, forcing female athletes to compete against males can undermine competitive fairness,” Kavanaugh wrote.

Justice Sotomayor, joined by Justices Kagan and Jackson, concur in the judgment on the basis that claims under Title IX fail on a narrower basis than the majority holds.

She dissents from the majority’s holding under the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.

The cases challenged the legality of state laws banning