Idaho's attorney general pushed for the court to review the case in hopes the court will uphold the state law, the first of its kind nationwide.

Idaho’s first in the nation law barring transgender girls and women from competing on sports teams that align with their gender identity is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The justices took up the appeals by Idaho and West Virginia of decisions by lower courts siding with transgender students who sued. The students argued that the laws discriminate based on sex and transgender status in violation of the U.