The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers the region that includes West Virginia, entered an 8-6 ruling Monday.
Transgender athlete wins shot put by more than three feet as middle school girls protest and refuse to compete - just days after she won the court battle to overturn West Virginia's transgender laws - A transgender athlete from West Virginia won her shot put competition in her first sporting event after an appeals court ruling allowed her to compete - because other participants refused to compete against her.Becky Pepper-Jackson, 13, competed in the Harris County Middle School track and field...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia and North Carolina's refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-6 in the case involving coverage of []
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-6 in the case involving coverage of gender-affirming care by North Carolina's state employee health plan.
A federal appeals court has ruled that West Virginia's and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-6 in the case involving coverage of […]
The majority on a three-judge panel with the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled against the State of West Virginia's position last week on how state law would affect the eligibility of middle school athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson.
The appeals ruling did not fully invalidate West Virginia's law. That leaves school districts and teams in a murky position when other transgender girls try out for teams.
West Virginia has a law that prevents transgender boys from competing on girls' athletic teams. However, one transgender athlete challenged the law because he began to "transition" when he was in third grade and never reached puberty.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has issued another ruling striking down a West Virginia law, this time the state Medicaid Program's decision not to cover certain surgeries for the purpose of gender affirmation.
Morrisey made the announcement of a Supreme Court appeal attempt at a press conference surrounded by other political figures and Riley Gaines, the former collegiate swimmer who has been active in the politics surrounding gender identity and women’s sports.
The state's attorney general and Alliance Defending Freedom plan to keep fighting to protect women and girls.