Republican AGs ask SCOTUS to uphold anti-trans sports laws
Twenty-six attorneys general have filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to do so.
August 26, 2024
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Twenty-six attorneys general have filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to do so.
Federal appeals courts have ruled against the laws, so the states are petitioning SCOTUS.
"We just want to be accepted, and she just wants to be a kid. It shouldn’t be that hard to be a kid,” the girl's mom said.
Only two justices dissented.
The federal judge blocked the state from enforcing its trans-exclusionary school sports law against 11-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson.
The law is within the state's interest in providing athletic opportunities for girls and women, according to U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin.
Another court stands in the way of Republican attacks on transgender people.
The Supreme Court has previously declined to weigh in on other high-profile cases concerning the rights of trans students.