The high court denied without explanation 7-2 the request to vacate the injunction on the 2021 Save Women’s Sports Act reinstated in February by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals pending the outcome of an appeal by the American Civil Liberties Union.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Thursday the West Virginia attorney general’s plea to allow enforcement of the state’s ban on biological males in female sports by lifting a temporary lower-court injunction.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said he was “deeply disappointed” but confident the state law would ultimately be upheld. . “We maintain our stance that this is a common sense law — we have a very strong case. It’s just basic fairness and common sense to not have biological males play in women’s sports.”means that 12-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, the plaintiff represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, may continue to participate on the girls’ cross-country and track teams. The male-born student identifies as female and has been taking puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.
“This was a baseless and cruel effort to keep Becky from where she belongs — playing alongside her peers as a teammate and as a friend,” said the statement.
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