What Justices’ Questions Say About Their Stance on Transgender Athletes in Women Sports

An expert offers his analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court justices' questions during oral arguments in the case involving the bans on transgenders' participation in women's sports.
Published: 1/15/2026, 6:29:03 AM EST
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Horace Cooper, Constitutional scholar and Senior Fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research, discussed with NTD's Steve Lance his analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court justices' questions during oral arguments in the case involving the Idaho and West Virginia bans on transgenders' participation in women's sports, the implications of the Court's ruling for other states, and the cultural war that underlies the issue of the case: upholding protections for women in sports.