 The Minnesota Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of a transgender weightlifter barred from women's competitions. Powerlifting USA denied J.C. Cooper's request to enter the contest in 2018. She sued the organization, claiming her exclusion violated the state's Human Rights Act. She won a district court judgment last year, but the Minnesota Court of Appeals overturned part of the ruling earlier this year. The Minnesota Supreme Court announced last week that it will hear Cooper's appeal.