Federal Court Overturns West Virginia's Trans Sports Ban

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    4% Center

  • Reliability

    85% ReliableGood

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  • Politician Portrayal

    18% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

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Overall Sentiment

-1% Negative

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"Other states with similar laws include Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Teessee, Texas, and Wyoming."
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"In Feb. of 2023, a federal appeals court froze the implementation of the law signed in 2023 by Gov. Jim Justice."
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-2% Liberal
"Writing for the majority, Judge Toby J. Heytens (appointed by Biden in 2021) maintained that for transgender athletes, a 'choice' between not participating in sports and participating only on boys teams is no real choice at all.The defendants caot expect that [plaintiff trans student Becky Pepper] will countermand her social transition, her medical treatment, and all the work she has done with her schools, teachers, and coaches for nearly half her life by introducing herself to teammates, coaches, and even opponents as a boy, Heytens said in the opinion with which Obama appointed Judge Pamela A. Harris agreed.Judge G. Steven Agee, who was appointed by George W. Bush in 2008, was the sole dissenter on the three-judge panel."
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-16% Liberal
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Other states with similar laws include Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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