Nebraska court rules voters can decide on anti-trans sports ban amendment

The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled unanimously that voters can decide in November on a constitutional amendment that would enshrine the state's ban on transgender athletes in school sports. Justice Jason Bergevin wrote that the ballot language gave voters enough information, rejecting plaintiff Cara Ullman's suit arguing the summary obscured the amendment's restrictions and never mentioned schools. Nebraska already restricts participation based on sex assigned at birth under a 2025 law signed by Gov. Jim Pillen.