WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday (Jun 30) for states to impose restrictions on transgender student athletes, upholding laws in West Virginia and Idaho banning them from female sports teams - a contentious issue enmeshed in the nation's culture wars. The justices overturned decisions by lower courts siding with transgender students who challenged the bans in the two states as violating the US Constitution and a federal anti-discrimination law. The Idaho and West