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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams do not violate the Constitution. [Associated Press]

So where does that leave Nevada? Gov. Lombardo backed a ballot initiative this year to limit transgender participation in school sports, but the proposal failed to meet the qualifications for inclusion on this year’s ballot. The Republican governor is promising to bring the issue forward in the 2027 legislative session or reintroduce it as a ballot measure in 2028 — if he wins reelection this year. [Nevada Independent]

Just last year, the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association reversed a 2014 policy that allowed transgender students in high schools to play for teams that aligned with their gender identity, affecting more than 120 high schools in the state. The NIAA has not said how many students – if any – were affected by the change, and advocates question if these bans conflict with the state’s equal rights law, approved by voters in 2022. [KTNV]

The UNR women’s volleyball team forfeited a game against San Jose state in 2024 when a majority of its players refused to play against a transgender opponent. At the time, the university claimed to back the players’ decision, but not the protest against trans athletes. Since then, players say they were pressured by school officials to play and were even threatened with legal action. The NCAA adopted bans on trans athletes earlier this year, following an executive order by President Trump. [Las Vegas Review-Journal/New York Post]

The ruling comes on the final day of a headline-generating term for the Supreme Court, which also upheld birthright citizenship, loosened campaign finance rules, and preserved states’ rights to count mail ballots after Election Day. [CBS News]