On Thursday, July 3, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases, West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox, involving laws that protect girls’ sports from biological males. In each case, the lower courts have blocked the laws of West Virginia, Idaho, and Arizona from going into effect, allowing biological males to continue to participate in girls’ sports in those states. The Family Foundation joined an amicus “friend of the court” brief urging the Court to hear the Little v Hecox case last year. Several Kentucky legislators joined us in signing on to that brief.
The Supreme Court will consider whether laws that bar biological males from participating in girls’ sports violate the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. Additionally, the court may consider if such laws violate Title IX. By accepting this case, the Supreme Court is positioned to overturn those misguided opinions from activist judges and definitively rule that states may ensure girls’ sports are reserved for girls alone.
In 2022, The Family Foundation supported the successful passage of SB 83, Kentucky’s version of the Save Women’s Sport Act, from Sen. Robby Mills and championed in the House by Rep. Ryan Dotson. At least 26 states have passed similar laws to protect girls’ sports. And recent polling shows that Americans overwhelmingly support these laws—79% of all Americans and even 67% of Democrats. SB 83 and the 25 other similar laws will be impacted by the Supreme Court’s decision in these cases next year.
Please join us in praying that the Justices consider truth, common sense, and biological reality in their deliberations.
