ADF seeks to defend Washington girls' sports measure, argues state cannot fully represent female athletes
Alliance Defending Freedom filed a motion on behalf of Female Athletes United to defend Washington’s voter-approved girls sports initiative against an ACLU-backed lawsuit, arguing that the state cannot adequately represent the athletes’ interests.
Key points
- "That’s why we’re seeking to intervene and make sure that their perspective is part of the, part of the picture and part of the process." The motion argues that Washington’s previous defense of transgender participation in girls’ sports could prevent it from advancing all the arguments Female Athletes United wants the court to consider.
- They argue the measure violates Washington’s constitution, including privacy and equal-rights protections, by excluding transgender girls and imposing sex-verification requirements on participants in girls’ sports that do not apply to boys’ sports.
- WASHINGTON HS GIRLS BLAST MALE ATHLETE PARTICIPATING IN TRACK MEET: 'DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S RIGHT OR FAIR' The motion cites declarations from five Female Athletes United members: Soleil Hoefer, Charlie Garrett, Sierra Retzlaff, Elise Bierer and Ahnaleigh Wilson.
WASHINGTON AG'S OFFICE INDICATES IT WILL DEFEND GIRLS' SPORTS BALLOT MEASURE AFTER ACLU SUES TO BLOCK IT The initiative would prohibit students who are biologically male from competing in school athletic competitions designated for female students.
Additional details
- Constitution, Title IX, and Title IX’s regulations require Washington to have female-only sports teams, as do pre-existing state laws," the motion states.
- She identifies Washington athletes whose school sports opportunities the group seeks to protect.
- Asked whether he trusted Washington Attorney General Nick Brown to defend the initiative, Frampton pointed to the athletes his organization represents.
- SEATTLE MAYOR BACKS EFFORT TO BLOCK GIRLS' SPORTS INITIATIVE THAT PASSED IN 36 OF WASHINGTON'S 39 COUNTIES Those assertions are the organization’s legal arguments, which the motion asks the court to consider.
- 13 motion asks King County Superior Court to allow Female Athletes United to join the case as a defendant to defend Initiative 638.
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