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Will state bans on transgender athletes in women’s sports be upheld? US Supreme Court to weigh in
Mint
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July 3, 2025
The US Supreme Court agreed on Thursday (July 3) to hear challenges to state laws banning transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports. The high court said it will take up appeals involving laws enacted in Idaho and West Virginia that...
Racial Equality in U.S. Education: State-by-State
The Good Men Project - California
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July 4, 2025
Chip Lupo is an experienced personal finance writer currently contributing to WalletHub. With a background in journalism from Elon University, he has worked across various sectors, including finance, sports, politics, and religion. Chip has...
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.28.25
Florida Politics
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July 28, 2025
Good Monday morning. She said ‘Yes!’ — Congratulations to Nick Iarossi and Celine Pelofi on their engagement under the Tuscan sky at Castiglione del Bosco. Congratulations to the beautiful couple. ___ Breaking late Sunday — “U.S. and E.U. strike...
‘One step closer to protecting girls and women’: AG Marshall-backed case on transgender school athletes to receive SCOTUS hearing
1819 News
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On Thursday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall applauded the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) for agreeing to determine whether states can ban transgender athletes from competing on girls' and women's school sports teams. "We are one step closer...
Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History & Education welcomes new leadership with open house
The Shepherdstown Chronicle - West Virginia
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New Byrd Center Archivist Melanie Garvey, center, chats with her mother, Dawn Garvey, and Martinsburg resident Denver Gaydon, at the open house on Saturday. Photo by Tabitha Johnston SHEPHERDSTOWN — The Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional...
Hailey Barrett 'perfect fit' as new Montana State women's tennis coach
KTVH - Montana
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July 3, 2025
BOZEMAN — Hailey Barrett, who recently completed her third season as an assistant at Rutgers University, has been named Montana State’s next women’s head tennis coach, announced MSU director of athletics Leon Costello on Wednesday. “I am pleased...
Virginia ditches speech code for counselors as SCOTUS ramps up gender ideology reviews
Just the News
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July 3, 2025
Before the Supreme Court can review the constitutionality of Colorado's ban on minors receiving talk therapy to treat unwanted same-sex attraction or gender confusion, which nearly half of states have imposed, the blue state that elected...
Red States Set To Defend Women’s Sports At Supreme Court
Daily Wire
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July 3, 2025
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear two cases revolving around state laws keeping transgender-identifying males out of women’s sports. The court is set to consider cases out of Idaho and West Virginia, where laws banning males who...
Vietnam Veterans Visit Wellsburg POW Museum
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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photo by: Warren Scott Jim Brockman, executive director of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Museum and Education Center in Wellsburg, provides a tour Saturday to many veterans who served in the Army's 196th Light Infantry Brigade...
SCOTUS to hear cases of male athletes on women’s teams
World - North Carolina
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July 3, 2025
In a Thursday order, the Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases involving the issue of whether male athletes who identify themselves as women can play women’s sports. The high court agreed to hear Idaho Gov. Brad Little v. Lindsay Hecox and West...
U.S. Supreme Court will review case for Idaho's Fairness in Women’s Sports Act
KHQ - Washington State
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July 3, 2025
BOISE, Idaho – The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it has agreed to review Hecox v. Little, which determines the legality of Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act. The Supreme Court will also be reviewing a similar case in West Virginia....
The Republican Disaster Relief Disaster and the Democratic Path Forward
Washington Monthly
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July 28, 2025
Last week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denied a request from the state of Maryland for $15.8 million in disaster relief following devastating floods two months ago in Allegany and Garrett counties. Our expectations for impartial...
U.S. Supreme Court to hear WV Save Women’s Sports Act case
WSAZ - West Virginia
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July 3, 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear State of West Virginia v. B.P.J, Attorney General JB McCuskey said. The case involves a challenge to West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act, which protects biological female...
Supreme Court to decide if federal law bars transgender athletes from women's teams
Los Angeles Times
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to weigh in on the growing controversy over transgender athletes and decide if federal law bars transgender girls from women’s school sports teams. “Biological boys should not compete on girls’...
From rock climbing to skiing, this hidden gem is perfect for outdoor-loving families
AOL
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“Experience America” is a five-part series that showcases often-overlooked destinations and experiences in our backyard. FAYETTEVILLE, West Virginia ― If you had told me in January I'd be going to West Virginia twice this year, I don't think I...
Supreme Court takes up state bans on transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports
News9 - Oklahoma
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The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will consider whether states can prohibit transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports, setting up a high-profile clash that could have far-reaching implications across the country. The...
Supreme Court Intervenes in Trump’s Trans Athlete Culture War
The Daily Beast
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July 3, 2025
The Supreme Court is wading into one of the most divisive cultural issues: transgender athletes in women’s sports. The court agreed Thursday to examine a pair of cases where trans athletes have challenged statewide bans on their participation on...
Trump news at a glance: Republicans pass bill that will cut federal safety net and boost immigration enforcement
The Guardian
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July 3, 2025
The US House of Representatives passed Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill on Thursday, handing the president the first major legislative victory of his second term, with the bill expected to supercharge immigration enforcement and slash...
Independence Day, Ranked-Choice Wins and Jacinda Ardern: This Week in Women’s Representation
Ms. Magazine
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July 3, 2025
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in the U.S. and around the world—with a little...
US Supreme Court to take up issue of state bans on transgender women in sports
Pink News
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July 3, 2025
The Supreme Court with a person holding a trans flag outside it. (Getty/Canva) The Supreme Court has announced that it will take up multiple cases concerning state bans on transgender women in sports, which in turn could potentially lead to a...