The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear two cases involving transgender youth challenging bans prohibiting them from participating in school sports. In Little v. Hecox, plaintiffs represented by the ACLU,

The Supreme Court will hear appeals from three states seeking to uphold laws excluding transgender student athletes from participation in girls' and women's sports teams

The cases involve laws in Idaho and West Virginia that bar transgender athletes from participating in women’s and girls’ school sports.