The state's attorney general and Alliance Defending Freedom plan to keep fighting to protect women and girls.
The Title IX provisions promise to dismantle rules created by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who added new safeguards for students accused of sexual misconduct. Biden’s policy does not have any mention of transgender athletes.
What does it take for a federal court to reach the outcome it wants—instead of the outcome that the law demands? Apparently, just some creative Read More
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...
Angel Reese, a former Louisiana State University women’s basketball champion who was also a top pick in the WNBA draft, has weighed in on the debate over whether biological males should be allowed to compete against female athletes.
Queens Criminal Court in Kew Gardens. In one case, the trial judge said the prosecutor “got a bad vibe” from a Black prospective jurors responses prior jury service. [ more › ]
A federal appeals court has ruled that West Virginia’s transgender sports ban violates the rights of a teen athlete. The 2-1 ruling Tuesday from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the law cannot be applied to Becky Pepper Jackson. She has been taking puberty-blocking medication and publicly identified as a girl since she was in the third grade. Judge Toby Heytens wrote that offering her a “choice” between not participating in sports and participating only on boys teams “is no real choice...
Twenty-five states have approved measures barring transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s scholastic sports, but West Virginia could become the first to have its law taken up by the Supreme Court.
A low-profile case decided Wednesday by the Supreme Court could have big implications for employers’ diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Muldrow v. City of St. Read More
A race at the "Need for Speed" classic in Sherwood, has sparked the debate about whether athletes born male should be allowed to compete against females. The 12 Oregon Republicans signed a letter to the OSAA regarding policy 38, “Gender Identity Participation” (Page 80), of the 2023-2024 OSAA Handbook which says “promotes harmony and fair
Chelsea took drastic action to avoid breaching profit and sustainability rules. Two hotels on the club's Stamford Bridge site were sold to BlueCo by owners. IAN LADYMAN and CHRIS SUTTON have their say on the Premier League's Player of the Year - Listen to the
The High Court pulled up judge Vivekanand Sharan Tripathi for his conduct in a case pertaining to alleged forced religious conversions by Muslim clerics.