The US Supreme Court ruled that a transgender girl can compete on her middle school’s track team while a lawsuit challenging a statewide ban is being decided by an appeals court.
Becky Pepper-Jackson, a 12-year-old transgender student in West Virginia, filed a lawsuit challenging her state’s ban on transgender athletes that was signed into law in 2021.
The law, called the Save Women’s Sports Act, states that eligibility for athletic teams can be ‘based solely on the individual’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.’
The Fourth US Circuit Court of Appeals is currently considering her lawsuit. During this process, the court ruled Pepper-Jackson can continue competing on the girls’ team.
The Supreme Court refused to overturn the Circuit Court’s ruling, paving the way for Pepper-Jackson to continue competing in the current outdoor track season.
The court provided no reasoning for its decision.
Only two justices dissented, conservatives Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas.
‘Enforcement of the law at issue should not be forbidden by the federal courts without any explanation,’ Justice Alito wrote in his dissenting opinion.
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