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    West Virginia says it will appeal ruling that allowed transgender teen athlete to compete

    by Leah Willingham and John Raby Apr 24, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

    West Virginia will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on an appeals court ruling that allowed a transgender athlete to compete on her middle school teams, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Wednesday.

    “We’re not going to allow the elites in the swamp to impose their values on West Virginia citizens," Morrisey said at a news conference in the state Capitol.

    A 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled 2-1 last week that West Virginia's transgender's rights under Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools. Jackson, 13, has been taking puberty-blocking medication and publicly identified as a girl since she was in the third grade.

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