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Can a judge who orders plaintiffs’ counsel to call biological boys “females”—even though the very nature of the Title IX lawsuit involves questions of males’ competitive advantage in scholastic sports—render an impartial ruling on defendants’ motion to dismiss the suit? It would seem the answer is “no.”
Selina Soule | Alliance Defending Freedom A federal judge has tossed out a high-profile lawsuit filed on behalf of four female athletes suing to stop a Connecticut high school athletics association policy allowing biological males who identify as females to compete in girlsâ sports at the K-12 level. Lawyers representing the athletes plan to appeal the ruling. Judge Robert Chatigny, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, issued a ruling Sunday determining that the lawsuit filed against the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference and the...
A federal judge has tossed out a high-profile lawsuit filed on behalf of four female athletes suing to stop a Connecticut high school athletics association policy allowing biological males who identify as females to compete in girls’ sports at the K-12 level.
Track athletes – Photo: Mark Lee, via Unsplash. On Sunday, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging Connecticut’s policy allowing transgender high school athletes to compete in sports based on their gender identity, which has served as the impetus for dozens of states to consider legislation banning transgender females from competing in women’s sports. In a ruling released on Sunday, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Chatigny dismissed the lawsuit on procedural grounds, noting that two of the four cisgender plaintiffs bringing the suit — Chelsea Mitchell, of Canton, and Selina S...
By Sarah Parshall Perry | April 27, 2021 | 5:28pm EDT A transgender flag is brandished at a protest. (Photo credit: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) Can a judge who orders plaintiffs’ counsel to call biological boys “females”—even though the very nature of the Title IX lawsuit involves questions of males’ competitive advantage in scholastic sports—render an impartial ruling on defendants’ motion to dismiss the suit? It would seem the answer is “no.” A federal district court judge in Connecticut on Sunday dismissed a lawsuit that ha...