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Supreme Court weighs states’ power to set sex-based rules in school sports
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The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in two cases that could determine whether states can ban transgender athletes who identify as women from competing on girls’ and women’s sports teams, a legal fight that could have far-reaching implications on transgender policies across the country.
The arguments in the two cases, Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J., will examine state bans on transgender athletes participating in school sports under Title IX and the Constitution’s equal protection clause.
At issue is whether laws in Idaho and West Virginia that prohibit transgender athletes who identify as women from playing on teams that match their gender identity discriminate based on sex.
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Lower courts struck down the bans as unconstitutional violations of Title IX and equal protection, and the two Republican-led states appealed to the Supreme Court.
«It’s about Title IX. It‘s about equal protection, and it’s also about common sense, but mostly it’s about protecting women in both academia and on the athletic field,» West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey told Fox News Digital in a phone interview.
The justices will hear each of the cases Tuesday morning beginning at 10 a.m.
The high court has set aside an hour for each case, but arguments are expected to run longer as the states, the plaintiffs represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Trump administration each present their positions and answer the justices’ questions.
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Sadie Schreiner, who identifies as a transgender woman, puts a transgender flag in her hair before heading to the awards stand after finishing 3rd in the finals of the 200m race at the 2024 NCAA DIII outdoor track and field championships at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium on May 25, 2024, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
In Little v. Hecox, Lindsay Hecox, a biological man who sought to compete on the women’s track and cross-country teams at Boise State University, contended that Idaho’s law, the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, violated the equal protection clause by categorically excluding transgender women.
West Virginia v. B.P.J. centers on a 15-year-old transgender athlete who identifies as a girl, and who argued the state’s ban violated both Title IX’s ban on sex discrimination in federally funded education programs and the Constitution.
Lawyers for the states defending the bans maintain that separating sports based on biological sex preserves fairness and safety for female athletes and is consistent with Title IX’s definition of sex.
College athletes and U.S. Supreme Court case parties Lainey Armistead, Madison Kenyon and Mary Kate Marshall speak with attendees after a press conference ahead of the court hearing arguments on the legality of state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2026. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
The Trump administration is supporting the states in the cases, asserting that Title IX and equal protection permit sex-based distinctions in athletics and criticizing lower courts for undermining states’ authority. The solicitor general’s office will be able to present the administration’s case on behalf of the U.S. during Tuesday’s arguments.
The debate has garnered enormous attention, as evidenced by the dozens of amicus briefs submitted to the court by athletes, coaches, lawmakers and state attorneys general. The Washington Post editorial board came out against the trans athletes in an op-ed this past weekend, saying the Supreme Court has the chance to correct «one of the worst excesses of America’s cultural revolution.»
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Track and field athlete Selina Soule speaks during an event celebrating the House of Representatives passing the Protection Of Women And Girls In Sports Act outside the U.S. Capitol on April 20, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Observers say a ruling in favor of the challengers could limit state power to adopt similar bans and broaden interpretations of federal nondiscrimination protections, while a decision for the states could uphold the bans and influence other transgender policy disputes, such as bathroom policies and sex designation on documents, such as passports and driver’s licenses.
«Ideally, in my mind, what would happen is that all 50 states in the federal government pass a similar law to the Save Women’s Sports Act and women’s playing fields will be exclusive to biological women,» McCuskey said.
The transgender athletes in both cases are represented by the ACLU, which argues that the challenged laws unlawfully discriminate against people who identify as women by excluding them from women’s and girls’ sports.
«Categorically excluding kids from school sports just because they are transgender will only make our schools less safe and more hurtful places for all youth,» ACLU attorneys said in a statement.
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Transgender rights advocates say the red-leaning states and the Trump administration have singled out transgender students and spent exorbitant resources to target what they say are a negligible number of transgender athletes. McCuskey said that argument did not account for women and girls.
«You make the argument that B.P.J. is being discriminated against, but that belies the argument that all 300 of the other girls that B.P.J. beat in an athletic competition aren’t victims,» he said.
The Supreme Court is expected to decide the case by early summer.
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ICE head says agents facing ‘constant impediments’ after migrant seen ramming cars while trying to flee
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Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons argued on Tuesday that federal immigration agents are facing «constant impediments» and «constant attacks» after video showed a suspected illegal migrant in San Antonio ramming cars in an attempt to flee.
The video shows the migrant in a car ramming into vehicles that were blocking them in from the front and the back, as the individual attempted to evade arrest.
During an appearance on Fox News’ «Hannity,» Lyons was asked if rhetoric from Democrats criticizing ICE can be tied to incidents like these.
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Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons argued that federal immigration agents are facing «constant impediments» and «constant attacks.» (Reuters/Leah Millis)
«When we hear elected officials calling upon individuals to impede or obstruct ICE law enforcement operations nationwide, you’re going to see incidents like this,» Lyons responded. «You saw the officers and agents attempting to apprehend a criminally illegal alien, and there they are using their car as a weapon.»
Lyons said one of the agents went to a hospital with neck injuries after their vehicle was struck in the incident.
«Every day, this is what the men and women of ICE are facing,» he claimed. «It’s constant impediments, constant attacks like this. And it’s not safe for my folks, it’s not safe for the public. It really needs to stop.»
He also purported that «criminal gangs» are organizing groups to impede or obstruct immigration enforcement operations.
New video shows a migrant in a car ramming into vehicles that were blocking them in from the front and the back, as the individual attempted to evade arrest. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
«It’s a constitutional right to go out there and protest. But when you have organized criminal gangs, which these are, that are organizing these groups to, again, impede or obstruct law enforcement operations … that’s a criminal act. I will tell you that Homeland Security investigations, my folks, the FBI, we’re investigating these and people can be held accountable because you can’t organize groups to go out and impede law enforcement. It’s a criminal act, and we have to act swiftly to prevent this from spreading,» he said.
Lyons was also asked about recent comments from Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who vowed to prosecute any ICE agent who commits unlawful acts during operations in the city while stressing that his threat does not apply to «honest, decent, moral» agents.
«The men and women of ICE, the men and women of HSI, they’re not committing any crimes,» Lyons argued. «So he doesn’t have to worry about arresting any of my folks because what we’re doing is we’re enforcing the law. We are out there every day making this nation and his city safe again. So he shouldn’t worry about the men and women of ICE. What he should worry about is the sanctuary policies that have these criminal aliens go back to his neighborhoods and commit heinous crimes like fentanyl trafficking, human trafficking, rape of a child. He should focus on those and let law enforcement do law enforcement work.»
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Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said one of the agents went to a hospital with neck injuries after their vehicle was struck in the incident. (Christopher Dilts/Getty Images)
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This comes on the heels of a recent incident in Minnesota, where Renee Nicole Good, a U.S. citizen, was fatally shot by masked ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who fired into the driver’s open window from the side of the vehicle and subsequently exclaimed «f–king b—h» as the car crashed into another parked vehicle.
Democrats and local residents have condemned the shooting as a murder and called for Ross’ prosecution, while the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers have defended the incident by arguing that it was a justified shooting.
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At least 22 people were killed and 64 injured in Thailand Wednesday after a construction crane fell on a passenger train, officials said.
The crane struck a moving train in Nakhon Ratchasima province as it traveled from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani, causing the train to derail and catch fire, according to the province’s Public Relations Department.
The department said in a Facebook post that the fire was under control and that officials were searching for people believed to be trapped inside the train.
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A construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, on Wednesday, Jan. 14. (State Railway of Thailand via AP)
Transport Minister Piphat Ratchakitprakan said there were nearly 200 people on board the train and that an investigation was underway.
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The aftermath of a deadly crane collapse that struck a passenger train in Thailand. (State Railway of Thailand via AP)
«Nineteen bodies have been recovered, but there are still some inside the train carriages that cannot be removed yet because the crane started shifting, so the team pulled back for fear of danger,» said Police Col. Thatchapon Chinnawong, according to Reuters.
Chinnawong added that those who were killed were in two of the three carriages struck by the crane.
A train traveling from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani derailed after a construction crane fell onto one of its carriages. (Ministry of Transport/Handout via Reuters)
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This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
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El primer mensaje en la cuenta de Nicolás Maduro tras el final del bloqueo a X en Venezuela
Tras más de un año de bloqueo, Venezuela levantó este martes la prohibición a la red social X, antes conocida como Twitter, que es propiedad del magnate estadounidense Elon Musk. Hubo mensajes de los principales dirigentes del chavismo. Y se destacó una imagen en la cuenta del propio Nicolás Maduro, detenido en una cárcel de Nueva York.
En el perfil del líder chavista publicaron un afiche que lo muestra con su esposa Cilia Flores, también capturada por Estados Unidos; y con la actual presidenta encargada de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez.
Sobre impreso hay un contador que reza: «Han transcurrido 11 días de su secuestro».
Más abajo se encuentra la consigna con la que el gobierno venezolano busca impulsar una tendencia en la red social X: «#LosQueremosDeVuelta». Y al pie van los nombres completos de Maduro y Flores, junto con sus funciones. «Presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela» y «Primera Combatiente», respectivamente.
— Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) January 14, 2026
Venezuela restableció el acceso a X en la noche del martes. El bloqueo había sido ordenado hace más de un año por el depuesto presidente Nicolás Maduro luego de su controvertida reelección en julio de 2024.
La suspensión entró en vigencia el 9 de agosto de 2024, poco después de ser proclamado vencedor de las presidenciales entre denuncias de fraude.
Ministros, parlamentarios e instituciones del gobierno pararon el uso de esta red que era el primer canal de información del país. Desde entonces su acceso dentro de Venezuela era solo posible mediante el uso de una red privada, también denominada VPN.
Usuarios de la operadora telefónica Digitel podían acceder a X, constató la AFP. En otras compañías como Movistar y la estatal Cantv el acceso a la plataforma era aún parcial.
El mensaje anterior de Maduro databa del 8 de agosto de 2024.
«Fuera X por #10Días de Venezuela! En nuestro país hay Constitución, Ley, Instituciones y Estado. 10 días para que presente sus recaudos. Qué se acaben los planes en redes para sembrar violencia, odio y de atacar a #Venezuela desde el exterior. El #PuebloVenezolano merece respeto», afirmó en ese tuit.
Iba acompañada de una «nota de la comunidad» en la que desmentían la acusación del líder chavista.
«La aplicación X no es la que genera odio o violencia, como trata de relatarlo Nicolás Maduro, permite la libertad de expresión y en el contexto sociopolítico venezolano actual, la transparencia es una desventaja para el régimen, por lo que decide restringirla», señalaba esa nota.
Los primeros tuits de Delcy Rodríguez y Diosdado Cabello, pero sin cuentas verificadas
Altos dirigentes del chavismo como la presidenta interina, Delcy Rodríguez, y el ministro de Interior, Diosdado Cabello, publicaron mensajes más temprano para informar que retomaban el uso de X.
«Retomamos contacto por esta vía. Venezuela sigue de pie, con fortaleza y conciencia histórica. íSigamos unidos, avanzando por la tranquilidad económica, la justicia social y el Estado de bienestar en el que merecemos encontrarnos!», publicó Rodríguez.
La presidenta interina asumió el poder tras la captura de Maduro el 3 de enero durante ataques de fuerzas estadounidenses que dejaron más de 100 muertos en Venezuela, según cifras oficiales.
Retomamos contacto por esta vía. Venezuela sigue de pie, con fortaleza y conciencia histórica. 🇻🇪
¡Sigamos unidos, avanzando por la tranquilidad económica, la justicia social y el Estado de bienestar en el que merecemos encontrarnos!
— Delcy Rodríguez (@delcyrodriguezv) January 14, 2026
Por su parte, Cabello confirmó que va a «retomar» la vía de X para comunicarse con sus seguidores.
«Paso por aquí a darle un gran abrazo a los hermanos y hermanas de Venezuela y el mundo que han estado pendientes del tema de nuestro país, vamos a retomar esta vía para comunicarnos, pendientes. Nosotros Venceremos!!», escribió el número dos del partido.
Paso por aquí a darle un gran abrazo a los hermanos y hermanas de Venezuela y el mundo que han estado pendientes del tema de nuestro país, vamos a retomar esta vía para comunicarnos, pendientes. Nosotros Venceremos!!
— Diosdado Cabello R (@dcabellor) January 13, 2026
Un detalle: en las primeras horas ninguno de los dos tenía cuenta verificada, ni la azul, de usuario pago, ni la gris, atribuida la «cuenta de una organización gubernamental o multilateral».
Maduro sí tiene tilde azul, por una verificación realizada en abril de 2013.
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