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ADF attorney John Bursch reacted to an argument that sex should not be defined, by ACLU attorney Joshua Block during a Supreme Court hearing on trans athletes in women's sports. (Credit: Fox News Digital/Jackson Thompson)
Tuesday's Supreme Court hearing on trans athletes in women's sports inspired confidence that the majority of justices will side with the legal defense to "Save Women's Sports" and uphold state bans against biological males in those sports.
But some activists are far from satisfied with how the hearing was conducted.
Multiple female athletes connected to the case and others who rallied outside the court in support of the cultural movement told Fox News Digital their reactions to the hearing, the arguments and the justices' questions.
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Reactions to the hearing among those women ranged from hopeful optimism for a landmark ruling to jaded disappointment due to the stances and word choice of the justices:
Female athletes party to the case speak outside the US Supreme Court after justices heard arguments in challenges to state bans on transgender athletes in women's sports on January 13, 2026, in Washington, DC. The US Supreme Court on Jan. 13 wades into the hot-button issue of transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports. (Oliver Contreras / AFP)
Kenyan, a former Idaho State women's cross-country and track runner, is a voluntary defendant Little v. Hecox case, which she decided to join after having to compete against a trans athlete her freshman year in 2019.
"It filled me with excitement and hope for future generations. There should never be a question about states’ rights to protect women’s athletics. I'm glad to see so many people stand up and support something as simple and true as that."
Marshall was Kenyan's teammate at Idaho State and had to experience competing against the trans athlete with Kenyan, then joined the case alongside her teammate.
"It is always sad to see the people who have been deceived by the lie that men can become women. No amount of hormones can do that. I remain hopeful that more people will see biological reality for what it is: true and unchanging."
Armistead, a former team captain for the West Virginia State University women’s soccer team, intervened in defense of West Virginia’s sports law in B.P.J. v. West Virginia case.
"It has been a long journey to make it to the Supreme Court, so it was incredibly meaningful to me to see the argument in person. It was an awesome experience and I'm really hopeful that the court will protect women's sports."
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Former San Jose State University women's volleyball star Brooke Slusser with her parents, Paul and Kim Slusser. (Courtesy of Kim Slusser)
Slusser, a former women's volleyball co-captain at San Jose State University, sued the NCAA, Mountain West Conference and representatives of her school after discovering a teammate she roomed with and changed with was a biological male in 2024. Her story garnered immense media attention during an election-season news cycle and has prompted a federal investigation into the school.
"It was definitely surreal," Slusser said of Tuesday's event, and she is eagerly awaiting resolution on the case, adding that "the unknowing of what's going to happen next and not getting an answer yet," is hard for her.
Stephanie Turner, a US fencer who refused to compete against a transgender athlete in high school, speaks outside the US Supreme Court as justices hear arguments in challenges to state bans on transgender athletes in women's sports on January 13, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Oliver Contreras / AFP)
Turner, a competitive women's fencer, became an overnight sensation in the "Save Women's Sports" movement when footage went viral of her kneeling to protest a trans opponent at a competition last spring. She was disqualified by USA Fencing for refusing to face ...