About this episode

R. Shep Melnick discusses the Supreme Court's ruling on transgender athlete bans and Title IX with Paul E. Peterson.

R. Shep Melnick, the Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Professor of American Politics at Boston College, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the Supreme Court's recent ruling, which allows states to restrict athletes’ participation in school and collegiate sports based on their biological sex.

People in this episode

Host: Paul E. Peterson

Guest: R. Shep Melnick

Topics covered

• Supreme Court
• transgender athletes
• Title IX
• sports participation
• biological sex
• American politics

Keywords

• Supreme Court
• transgender athletes
• Title IX
• sports
• biological sex
• American politics
• R. Shep Melnick

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Boston College

Books & works: Title IX

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