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2 transgender girls drop New Hampshire lawsuit after Supreme Court ruling, personal hardships
By Kathy Mccormack, Associated Press at KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)
· July 10, 2026
· 5 min read
Two transgender girls who were the first to challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order, “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” have withdrawn their lawsuit in New Hampshire based on a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld state bans on transgender athletes in girls' sports and their ...
Key takeaway ” The teenagers, Parker Tirrell and Iris Turmelle, took on Trump’s executive order last year, amending their 2024 complaint against New Hampshire's law on banning transgender girls from school sports.
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Category: local ·
Published: July 10, 2026 ·
Source: KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC) ·
Reading time: 5 min
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What is this story about? Two transgender girls who were the first to challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order, “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” have withdrawn their lawsuit in New Hampshire based on a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld state bans on transgender athletes in girls' sports and their ...
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