SCOTUS Title IX Ruling Strengthens 2 Damages Suits Over Transgender Athlete Policies
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 2
SCOTUS Title IX Ruling Strengthens 2 Damages Suits Over Transgender Athlete Policies
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 2
Summary
Bill Bock said the Supreme Court’s unanimous Title IX sports ruling gives women suing the NCAA and Mountain West a stronger basis to seek damages for lost opportunities, privacy, safety and fair competition.
All 9 justices agreed federally funded schools may separate teams by biological sex, undercutting a central defense that institutions had to allow transgender women to compete because Title IX required it.
In the NCAA case tied to the 2022 women’s swimming championships and Lia Thomas, the remaining fight is whether Title IX reaches the NCAA through alleged federal-funding links, including a Defense Department research partnership.
In the Mountain West case over San Jose State volleyball policies, a judge already delayed ruling on Title IX damages claims until after the Supreme Court’s B.P.J. decision; Bock said he will also appeal dismissal of the conference defendants.
The ruling does not guarantee payouts, but it shifts the next phase toward whether courts will hold the NCAA, universities or conferences financially accountable for past policies.
Will the Supreme Court's ruling lead to massive financial payouts from the NCAA and universities to female athletes?
Now that schools can legally bar transgender athletes, what new rules will govern women's sports across the country?
Supreme Court 2026 Ruling: States Can Exclude Transgender Athletes from Girls’ and Women’s Sports
Overview
On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision that lets states and schools decide who can join girls' and women's sports teams based on biological sex. This ruling, which combined two major cases from West Virginia and Idaho, means transgender girls and women can be excluded from these teams. The states argued that their laws, which bar biological males from female sports, are needed to keep competition fair and safe. The Supreme Court agreed, giving states the power to set these rules and shaping the future of sports participation for transgender athletes.