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Judge in Bridgeport trans athlete case says it is 'likely' on the way to Supreme Court
WEST VIRGINIA
Judge in Bridgeport trans athlete case says it is ‘likely’ on the way to Supreme Court
by: Alexandra Weaver
Posted: Oct 30, 2023 / 02:10 PM EDT
Updated: Oct 30, 2023 / 02:10 PM EDT
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WBOY) — A West Virginia case about whether or not transgender students should be allowed in girls’ sports was in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday, as both sides asked for summary judgment. ... B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education began in Bridgeport, but as Judge G. Steven Agee said himself, it’s believed to be on its way to the Supreme Court of the United States.
B.P.J. is a 13-year-old student at Bridgeport Middle School who identifies as a girl but was born male and wants to run on the girls’ track team, but West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act (HB 3293) prohibits “biological males from participating on athletic teams or sports designated for biological females where competitive skill or contact is involved.”
Oral arguments by attorneys Joshua Block, representing B.P.J. and Heather Jackson; Roberta Green, representing the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission, and Lindsay See, representing The State of West Virginia, were heard before judges G. Steven Agee, Pamela A. Harris and Toby J. Heytens. Judge Agee was nominated in 2008 by George W. Bush, Judge Harris was nominated in 2014 by Barack Obama and Judge Heytens was nominated in 2021 by Joe Biden.
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Judge in Bridgeport trans athlete case says it is ‘likely’ on the way to Supreme Court
by: Alexandra Weaver
Posted: Oct 30, 2023 / 02:10 PM EDT
Updated: Oct 30, 2023 / 02:10 PM EDT
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WBOY) — A West Virginia case about whether or not transgender students should be allowed in girls’ sports was in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday, as both sides asked for summary judgment. ... B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education began in Bridgeport, but as Judge G. Steven Agee said himself, it’s believed to be on its way to the Supreme Court of the United States.
B.P.J. is a 13-year-old student at Bridgeport Middle School who identifies as a girl but was born male and wants to run on the girls’ track team, but West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act (HB 3293) prohibits “biological males from participating on athletic teams or sports designated for biological females where competitive skill or contact is involved.”
Oral arguments by attorneys Joshua Block, representing B.P.J. and Heather Jackson; Roberta Green, representing the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission, and Lindsay See, representing The State of West Virginia, were heard before judges G. Steven Agee, Pamela A. Harris and Toby J. Heytens. Judge Agee was nominated in 2008 by George W. Bush, Judge Harris was nominated in 2014 by Barack Obama and Judge Heytens was nominated in 2021 by Joe Biden.
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