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Supreme Court conservatives signal support for state transgender sports bans during oral arguments

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The Supreme Court struggled for consensus Tuesday as it publicly debated state bans on transgender female students from competing in women's and girls' scholastic sports.Both sides repeatedly invoked contrasting versions of "fairness" and "equal opportunity" in front of the justices, during a more than three-hour marathon oral argument session in the courtroom.Idaho and West Virginia separately defended their laws that limit participation for transgender females who were designated male at birth, in both public school and college athletics.They are among almost 30 states who say their restrict...

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