Little v. Hecox / West Virginia v. B.P.J. (argued): how should the Court rule on state bans
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case asking whether state laws that prohibit transgender girls and women from participating on girls' and women's sports teams violate the Constitution's equal protection clause. How do you think the Supreme Court should rule?
Rule that these state laws are constitutional
64%
Rule against these state laws as violations of the equal protection clause
36%
Web blank
0%
Wording notes: asks for a constitutional outcome rather than a policy preference | options are not linguistically parallel
neutral — Same asymmetry as the September 2025 version: 'constitutional' versus an explicit equal-protection violation.
Subgroup figures (9)
party
| Group | Rule that these state laws are constitutional | Rule against these state laws as violations of the equal protection clause | Web blank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 80% | 20% | 0% |
| Independent | 67% | 31% | 2% |
| Democrat | 46% | 54% | 0% |