The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding a motion filed by the ACLU Wednesday to dismiss the case Little v. Hecox at the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court agreed in July to hear the case along with State of West Virginia v. B.P.J.; both cases involve protecting state laws that guarantee safety and fair competition in women’s sports:
“The Constitution and Title IX allow states to protect women and girls by reserving women’s sports for women. Americans overwhelmingly agree that men should not compete in women’s sports. Now, after the ACLU has litigated this case for over five years and repeatedly stressed that this case is a ‘live controversy,’ ‘an actual ongoing controversy,’ and ‘not moot,’ the ACLU is suddenly saying the case is moot and no longer a live controversy. What changed? The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.
“Fortunately, the U.S. Supreme Court has declared that it views ‘with a critical eye’ such post-grant ‘maneuvers designed to insulate a decision from review by this Court.’ We will urge the Supreme Court to rule in this case and ensure that Title IX stands as it was originally intended: to protect fair competition and equal opportunities for women and girls.”
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