The court is diving into the hot button issue of transgender athletes joining female sports teams. More than half the states have bans.

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to take up the issue of whether transgender girls and women are allowed to participate in sports on girls’ and women's teams. The court agreed to review appeals from West Virginia and Idaho that raise issues under the Constitution’s equal protection clause and federal and state law.

The Supreme Court won’t hear a case involving a push to revive a law that minors must have their parents’ permission for an abortion in Montana

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Thursday to hear a bid by Montana to revive a law that requires parental consent for minors to obtain an abortion, a measure challenged by reproductive health and abortion provider Planned Parenthood as a violation of the Republican-led state's constitution.