Why the Supreme Court decided the wrong issue in the transgender athletes cases

The Supreme Court ruled in West Virginia v. B.P.J. that state bans preventing transgender girls from participating in girls' sports do not violate Title IX or the 14th Amendment. The 9-0 Title IX decision upheld sex-segregated sports but did not resolve whether transgender girls face discrimination. The Court's conservative majority supported the laws, while liberals agreed on Title IX but questioned if transgender girls have an athletic advantage. The case involved Idaho and West Virginia statutes defining 'female' based on reproductive anatomy and genetics.