A citizen's guide to the Supreme Court
Explore plain-language explanations of what each case is about, what each side argues, what the Court decides, and why it matters.
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Each published guide is built from Court documents and keeps citations close at hand. Pending cases and gaps in the available record are labeled rather than guessed at.
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The Supreme Court held that Title IX permits schools to maintain separate women’s and men’s sports teams defined by biological sex, and it reversed the Fourth Circuit’s judgment, sending the case back for further proceedings.
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