Federal Court Overturns West Virginia's Trans Sports Ban
by Breitbart
Breitbart— A federal court overturned a West Virginia law limiting transgender athletes to playing only in categories that match their birth gender.
ABC News—Trans sports ban overturned in West Virginia. A federal appeals court has voted to overturn West Virginia's law that bans transgender athletes from playing on teams consistent with their gender identity.
WTRF—Court overturns West Virginia transgender sports ban. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has overturned a West Virginia transgender sports ban, finding that the law violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools. The ruling Tuesday from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocks a West Virginia law banning transgender girls from playing []
Daily Kos—Federal court: West Virginia sports ban discriminates against transgender teen. West Virginia's transgender sports ban violates the rights of a teen athlete under Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools, an appeals court ruled Tuesday. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the law cannot be applied to a 13-year-old who has been taking puberty-blocking medication and publicly identified as a girl since she was in the third grade. In February 2023, the court had blocked the state's bid to kick Becky Pepper...