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Broad support for fair competition filed with high court in cases brought by West Virginia, Idaho, ADF attorneys

ADF attorneys, along with West Virginia, Idaho, file two separate petitions with high court in two women’s sports cases

WHO: Alliance Defending Freedom client and former West Virginia college athlete Lainey Armistead WHAT: Speaking at West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s press conference updating the status of the case B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education, in which West Virginia is seeking to have its law protecting women’s sports upheld WHEN: 1:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, July 11 WHERE: West Virginia Attorney General's Library, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East, Charleston, or view the livestream. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: To schedule an interview, contact ADF Deputy Director of Media Relations ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Rachel Rouleau regarding an announcement Wednesday from West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey that his office and Lainey Armistead, a former West Virginia collegiate athlete represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear B.P.J. v West Virginia State Board of Education, a case in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled earlier this month, undermining West Virginia’s ability to protect fairness in women’s sports: “Women and girls deserve to compete on ...

West Virginia attorney general, ADF attorneys ask 4th Circuit to uphold state pro-life laws

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Rachel Rouleau regarding a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Tuesday in B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education that strips West Virginia of its ability to protect fairness in women’s sports: “Women and young girls deserve to compete on a level playing field. The court’s decision undermines equal opportunities and contradicts both biological reality and common sense. Title IX was designed to provide women with fair competition, and West Virginia’s women’s sports law does the same ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Public Policy, regarding West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s signing Friday of SB 503, a bill to protect the First Amendment rights of student organizations at public universities: “Universities should encourage freedom of speech and religion, not shut it down. That includes safeguarding the ability of belief-based student organizations to associate with those who align with the organization’s mission and purpose. We wouldn’t require a Democrat club to select a registered ...

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New developments prompt attorneys with ADF, WV attorney general’s office to seek immediate protection of female athletes at 4th Circuit