CalMatters: Transgender athletes still protected in California, Supreme Court rules

July 30. 2026

Executive Director Noreen Farrell is quoted in a CalMatters article about how today’s Supreme Court decision allowing states to ban transgender students from school sports might impact students in California.

“The SCOTUS majority decision furthers the Trump administration’s widespread attack on civil rights protections and continued attempt to erase transgender individuals from society, including through distorted interpretation of law,” said Noreen Farrell, executive director of Equal Rights Advocates. “(We) will continue fighting for trans equality and trans rights.”