NBC anchor forced to explain use of term 'biological male' during coverage of Supreme Court ruling
Liberal Justices Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor partially agreed with the majority opinion, but dissented on other parts.TRUMP ADMIN CRACKS DOWN ON COLORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT MAY HAVE ALLEGEDLY PUT UP TO 61 MALES ON GIRLS' TEAMS Demonstrators protest with signs outside U.S. Supreme Court on June 29, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Julia Bonavita is a media and culture writer for Fox News Digital, and a Fox Flight Team drone pilot.
- ▪Liberal Justices Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor partially agreed with the majority opinion, but dissented on other parts.TRUMP ADMIN CRACKS DOWN ON COLORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT MAY HAVE ALLEGEDLY PUT UP TO 61 MALES
- ▪Supreme Court on June 29, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
- ▪Julia Bonavita is a media and culture writer for Fox News Digital, and a Fox Flight Team drone pilot.
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Media NBC anchor forced to explain use of term 'biological male' during coverage of Supreme Court ruling Supreme Court's ruling upholding bans on transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports prompted reactions on network television By Julia Bonavita Fox News Published July 1, 2026 11:13am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video NBC anchor warns viewers he'll say 'biological male' during coverage of Supreme Court ruling NBC News anchor Craig Melvin issued an on-air warning before quoting the Supreme Court's use of the terms "biological male" and "biological female" while reporting on its ruling upholding state bans on transgender athletes on June 30, 2026.
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