SAN FRANCISCO – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing Idaho female collegiate athletes who support the state’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act will be available for media interviews Monday following oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in Hecox v. Little, a lawsuit filed to challenge the law. 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed an appeal Wednesday of a federal district court’s decision to dismiss a Virginia photographer’s lawsuit against state officials. The lawsuit challenges a state law, enacted July 1, 2020, that forces Bob Updegrove to use his artistic talents to photograph same-sex weddings if he photographs weddings between one man and one woman. 

ADF Legal Counsel Christiana Holcomb:  “When the law ignores biological differences, women and girls bear the brunt of the harm. We have seen increasing examples across the country of males dominating girls’ athletic competitions when competing as females, capturing championships and shattering long-standing female track records. Comparably fit and trained males will always have physical advantages over females—that’s the reason we have girls’ sports. When we ignore biological reality, female athletes lose medals, podium spots, public recognition, and opportunities to compete....”