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Death Cap mushrooms. (Photo credit: California Department of Public Health)

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The justices heard oral arguments Tuesday over his state law that bans transgender athletes from competing in biological girls' sports. The case came before the court after a transgender girl challenged the state law, arguing it violated the constitutional Equal Protection Clause and Title IX.

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Arjun Kommidi (right) receives the America's Top Young Innovators 2025 award at the University of Texas at Dallas. Credit: DiscoverSTEM (sponsored)

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Protesters wave transgender pride flags outside the Supreme Court as it hears arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks to the crowd as protesters gather outside the Supreme Court as it hears arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Idaho state Rep. Barbara Ehardt sponsored the nation's first law prohibiting biological males from competing in women's and girls' scholastic sports. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed in July 2025 to consider the constitutionality of her bill, known as the Fairness in Women's Sports Act, which was signed into law by Idaho Gov. Brad Little in March 2020. (Photo courtesy Barbara Ehardt)