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Federal Judge Upholds Florida Law Stopping Males From Competing in Women’s Sports

Federal Judge Upholds Florida Law Stopping Males From Competing in Women’s Sports
Alto Lee Adams, Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Ft. Pierce, Fla., on Aug. 10, 2023. TJ Muscaro/The Epoch Times
T.J. Muscaro
T.J. Muscaro
11/9/2023|Updated: 11/9/2023
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An attempt to strike down Florida’s protections for women’s sports was officially dismissed by a federal judge on Nov. 6.

“Today, we were asked whether a law that separates public-school sports teams by biological sex violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment,” Judge Roy Altman said in his dismissal of the case.

T.J. Muscaro
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