Male athlete in Supreme Court transgender sports case placed high in girls’ state championships: West Virginia AG
A transgender athlete in West Virginia has performed well in girls' track events, contradicting claims made by the athlete's lawyers. The Supreme Court is reviewing a case regarding the state's law that prohibits biological men from competing in women's sports. The outcome of this case could have significant implications for women's sports across the country.
- ▪The athlete, Becky Pepper-Jackson, placed fourth in the girls' discus event and won the shot put championship.
- ▪West Virginia's attorney general highlighted the athlete's performance in a letter to the Supreme Court.
- ▪The case, West Virginia v. B.P.J., questions whether the state's law violates equal protection or Title IX.
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- ▪ Trans teen at center of Supreme Court sports case wins West Virginia state title — Yahoo Sports
- ▪ Trans high school track athlete wins girls’ state championship before key Supreme Court ruling — New York Post
- ▪ Trans athlete at center of Supreme Court Title IX case wins girls' track and field state championship — Fox News — Latest
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A biologically male transgender athlete, who is at the center of a Supreme Court case over West Virginia‘s law barring biological men from women’s sports, placed near the top of two events at the state’s recent high school track championship for girls, West Virginia’s attorney general said, contrary to past claims the athlete’s lawyers made about the athlete’s lackluster performances in girls’ track events. In the pending Supreme Court case West Virginia v. B.P.J., the justices are set to rule on whether West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act, which bars biological men from competing in women’s sports, violates either the equal protection clause or Title IX. As the high court continues to pen its ruling on the case behind closed doors, West Virginia Attorney General John B.
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