The court ruled 6-3 to uphold state laws that protect women's sports from biological male trans athletes.California is one of 23 states in the country that don't have laws to protect women's sports, and since 2014, has had a law in place to protect the rights of males to compete against females.A spokesperson for Newsom's office said the Supreme Court ruling will not impact California's current setup.SUPREME COURT MAKES RULING ON TRANS ATHLETES IN WOMEN'S SPORTSCalifornia Gov.
Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference in Hayward, California, on March 2, where he criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran.(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)"The Supreme Court’s decision does not affect California’s laws.
The state remains committed to ensuring every Californian, including the LGBTQ community, is met with dignity and respect," the spokesperson told Fox News Digital.A source within Newsom's office provided Fox News Digital a bulleted list titled "As a Governor, Governor Newsom has the strongest record in the country on protecting and expanding transgender rights."The list included several bragging points, including "making it easier to update gender markers on official documents," and "appointed multiple trans judges."The list concludes by pointing out, "California is one of 22 states that have laws requiring transgender students to participate in sports consistent with their gender identity.California passed this law in 2013 (AB 1266) and it was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown."Newsom's state was ravaged by a trans athlete national media crisis in May, for the second year in a row and third time in total in one year, as prominent trans athlete AB Hernandez competed in girls' sports.Hernandez won two track and field state titles for the second straight year.
Ahead of the first round of the state tournament in early May, "Save Girls Sports" protesters led by former NCAA women's soccer player Sophia Lorey scheduled a press confer...