Maureen Groppe

There are two issues, whether these laws violate the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection that says that people who are in similar situations should be treated similarly under the law.

There's also the question of whether these laws violate Title IX, which is the civil rights statute that prohibits discrimination based on sex in educational programs.

One of the disputes in this case is how big a problem there is that these laws are trying to address.

The states that are passing these laws say there's a huge problem out there with transgender athletes unfairly competing against non-transgender females.

The other side, the students who are challenging this, say these laws are way broad and they're only affecting a small group of people.

In the case of the West Virginia student who's challenging it, she says West Virginia's ban, she's the only person who the ban applies to in the entire state.

The states say that their bans are different because, well, someone's gender doesn't usually make a difference in the workplace.

They say that whether you're a boy or a girl has a huge difference for how you were able to compete on the playing field.

Good morning. It's Thursday, May 15th. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, the Republicans raising concerns about Trump's Qatari jet gift. In manufacturing towns, support for tariffs is a mixed bag. And why women feel the effects of alcohol more than men.

Good morning. It's Thursday, May 15th. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, the Republicans raising concerns about Trump's Qatari jet gift. In manufacturing towns, support for tariffs is a mixed bag. And why women feel the effects of alcohol more than men.

Good morning. It's Thursday, May 15th. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, the Republicans raising concerns about Trump's Qatari jet gift. In manufacturing towns, support for tariffs is a mixed bag. And why women feel the effects of alcohol more than men.

But first, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in a case that stems from President Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship, the constitutional right that guarantees automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S., regardless of their parents' citizenship or immigration status. Trump, in his first day in office, signed an executive order seeking to end this right.

But first, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in a case that stems from President Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship, the constitutional right that guarantees automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S., regardless of their parents' citizenship or immigration status. Trump, in his first day in office, signed an executive order seeking to end this right.

But first, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in a case that stems from President Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship, the constitutional right that guarantees automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S., regardless of their parents' citizenship or immigration status. Trump, in his first day in office, signed an executive order seeking to end this right.

Attorneys general from 22 states, advocacy groups, and a number of individual immigrant plaintiffs have since challenged his order. And federal judges in three states have issued injunctions to block it from being enforced nationwide. One judge called it blatantly unconstitutional. But that's not actually what the Supreme Court is looking at.

Attorneys general from 22 states, advocacy groups, and a number of individual immigrant plaintiffs have since challenged his order. And federal judges in three states have issued injunctions to block it from being enforced nationwide. One judge called it blatantly unconstitutional. But that's not actually what the Supreme Court is looking at.

Attorneys general from 22 states, advocacy groups, and a number of individual immigrant plaintiffs have since challenged his order. And federal judges in three states have issued injunctions to block it from being enforced nationwide. One judge called it blatantly unconstitutional. But that's not actually what the Supreme Court is looking at.

The Trump administration did not ask the Supreme Court to decide whether Trump's executive order is constitutional.

The Trump administration did not ask the Supreme Court to decide whether Trump's executive order is constitutional.

The Trump administration did not ask the Supreme Court to decide whether Trump's executive order is constitutional.