Red States Ask Supreme Court To Uphold Laws Protecting Women’s Sports

Two Republican attorneys general asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to uphold their states’ laws designed to prevent men from competing in women’s sports. Together, Idaho and West Virginia’s cases ask the Court to consider whether such laws violate Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause and Title IX, which prohibits public schools and universities that receive federal funding from discriminating based on sex. Twenty-five states around the county have passed similar laws aimed at protecting women’s sports. “It’s an issue that needs to be addressed soon,” Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador...