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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - BREAKING: Supreme Court Backs States Protecting Women’s Sports From Male Competitors.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that states can legally restrict women's sports to biological females, affirming the legality of laws in West Virginia and Idaho.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that states can legally restrict women’s sports to biological females, affirming the legality of laws in West Virginia and Idaho. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Title IX permits states to maintain separate sports teams for women and girls based on biological sex, supporting laws in West Virginia and Idaho that bar biological males claiming to be transgender from female sports categories. DETAIL: The decision consolidates West Virginia et al. v. B. P. J. and Little v. Hecox, affirming that these state laws do not violate Title IX or the Equal Protection Clause. The Court emphasized that Title IX’s reference to “sex” pertains to biological sex , not gender…Open

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch live: New Jersey lawmaker returns, explains absence in House floor speech

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) will return to the Capitol on Tuesday for House votes after months away due to an undisclosed medical condition. Kean, who was endorsed by President Trump in his reelection bid earlier this month, will address the speculation about his absence from the House floor. The remarks come just days before lawmakers head out for the Independence Day recess.  Democrats have eyed his Garden State seat as a pick-up opportunity in November. #tomkean #newjersey #donaldtrump

NEWSNATIONNOW (Zach Schonfeld and The Hill) - Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in schools

The Supreme Court ruled states can bar transgender girls from competing on girls’ and women’s school sports teams, upholding bans in Idaho and West Virginia on Tuesday in a decision set to impact similar laws passed in more than half the country.   Writing for the majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh rejected arguments that transgender athlete restrictions unconstitutionally discriminate on the [...]