Supreme Court hands down ruling on participation in youth athletics
UC Law professor speaks with Newsweek about the decision
Newsweek interviewed Ryan Thoreson, associate professor at the Donald P. Klekamp College of Law, about the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that permits bans on transgender athletes in Idaho and West Virginia.
The High Court found the state regulations do not violate the Equal Protection Clause or Title IX. Newsweek reported that 27 states have laws limiting the participation of transgender athletes, according to the nonprofit Movement Advancement Project (MAP), which tracks these laws nationwide.
Thoreson told Newsweek that whether or not the ruling has implications beyond sports depends on how courts interpret it.
At UC Law, Thoreson’s scholarship examines the legal and social regulation of gender and sexuality and spans constitutional law, comparative and international law, and human rights law.
Read the Newsweek article online.
Learn more about UC’s Ryan Thoreson online.
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