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Appeals Court to Reconsider Case Against Allowing Transgender Athletes in Female Sports

Appeals Court to Reconsider Case Against Allowing Transgender Athletes in Female Sports
Selina Soule (L) and Alanna Smith, student-athletes in Connecticut, were plaintiffs in a 2020 lawsuit alleging unfair competition from biological males who identified as transgender females. Alliance Defending Freedom
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
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2/14/2023|Updated: 2/14/2023
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A federal appeals court has agreed to reconsider a lawsuit that challenged Connecticut’s policy of allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ athletic events, which followed an earlier court decision that had ruled against the lawsuit.

The case, brought by legal group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), was filed on behalf of four female athletes who claimed that they were consistently deprived of honors and opportunities to compete at elite levels after the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) adopted a policy of allowing males, who identify as females, to compete in female sporting events. In December 2022, a three-judge panel of the 2nd Circuit ruled against the lawsuit, which led to the appeal. On Feb. 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit announced that the full court will reconsider the case.

Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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