Walz Draws Backlash After Calling 6-3 SCOTUS Trans Sports Ruling Cruel
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 1
Walz Draws Backlash After Calling 6-3 SCOTUS Trans Sports Ruling Cruel
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 1
Summary
Tim Walz said Minnesota would not change its policy after the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling, calling the decision a "mixed bag" because states can still allow transgender athletes in girls’ sports.
The ruling upheld Idaho and West Virginia laws requiring school athletes to compete based on biological sex at birth, reinforcing that such rules can be set by individual states.
Walz’s X post saying the court had let states be "cruel to trans kids" triggered immediate conservative criticism from Minnesota Republicans, legal advocates and the Republican National Committee.
Minnesota remains among 23 states without laws barring transgender athletes from girls’ sports, while more than half of U.S. states can now enforce such bans with reduced risk of legal challenges.