US EditionWest Virginia asks Supreme Court to hear trans athlete case after ruling on gender-affirming care
WEST VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES, JUN 24 – West Virginia urges Supreme Court to resolve constitutional issues on transgender athlete participation after Tennessee ruling, with 26 states enacting similar bans, officials said.
- The legal team representing West Virginia has petitioned the Supreme Court to review a case concerning a transgender athlete at Bridgeport High School.
- This request follows a recent 4th Circuit injunction allowing the athlete to continue competing, which McCuskey seeks to reverse to uphold the Save Women’s Sports Act.
- The case is part of a wider nationwide discussion about the participation of transgender athletes in sports, with 26 states having enacted comparable laws and schools and colleges facing difficulties in enforcing them.
- McCuskey affirmed that the legislation aligns with Title IX requirements and expressed strong confidence in upholding safety and fairness for female athletes in sports.
- If the Supreme Court hears the case, legal experts suggest it could become a landmark decision affecting future policy and protections for transgender athletes nationwide.
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West Virginia asks Supreme Court to hear trans athlete case after ruling on gender-affirming care
West Virginia on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to hear a case against a state law barring transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s school sports teams, citing the high court’s recent decision to uphold a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors. In a statement, West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey (R) said the state…
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