West Virginia v. B. P. J.
| West Virginia v. B. P. J. | |
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| Argued January 13, 2026 | |
| Full case name | West Virginia, et al., Petitioners v. B. P. J., By Her Next Friend and Mother, Heather Jackson |
| Docket no. | 24-43 |
| Questions presented | |
| 1. Whether Title IX prevents a state from consistently designating girls' and boys'
sports teams based on biological sex determined at birth. 2. Whether the Equal Protection Clause prevents a state from offering separate boys' and girls' sports teams based on biological sex determined at birth. | |
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West Virginia v. B. P. J., 98 F.4th 542 (2024) is a pending United States Supreme Court case concerning the participation of transgender athletes in sex-separated school sports. In April 2024, the Fourth Circuit held that a West Virginia law barring transgender girls and women from participating on girls' and women's sports teams was unconstitutional. The case was argued on January 13, 2026, alongside Little v. Hecox, which challenges an Idaho law restricting girls' and women's teams to students assigned female at birth. The arguments took place amid widespread adoption of similar state laws and related national policy disputes.