Overview
- The filing by 130 Democrats, led by Reps. Becca Balint and Teresa Leger Fernández and Sen. Mazie Hirono, argues categorical bans in Idaho and West Virginia harm students and contravene Title IX.
- Signatories include Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Hakeem Jeffries and Nancy Pelosi, with Chuck Schumer and John Fetterman not listed.
- Alliance Defending Freedom responded that laws should reflect biological reality, pointing to athletes’ briefs alleging lost opportunities, injuries and privacy concerns.
- West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey defended the state’s Save Women’s Sports Act as a fairness and safety measure that keeps girls’ sports female-only.
- The Supreme Court will hear Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J. on Jan. 13, 2026, after lower courts blocked Idaho’s law and found West Virginia’s ban violated Title IX and equal protection, and a judge declined Lindsay Hecox’s bid to dismiss her case.