Federal Court Upholds West Virginia Law, Striking a Blow to Transgender Participation in Sport

By Libba Galloway, Stetson University Starting with Idaho in early 2021, 18 states have adopted statutes prohibiting transgender females from participating in female sports. Many of these statutes have been challenged in state and federal courts, mostly on the grounds that they violate the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause (or similar state constitutional provisions) and/or Title IX. In some of these cases, courts have issued preliminary injunctions prohibiting enforcement of the sta