Supreme Court trans athlete ban case
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Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit challenging California transgender sports policy
Title IX was enacted in 1972 to guarantee equal opportunities for female athletes.
AB Hernandez won four state titles across the 2025 and 2026 CIF State Track & Field Championships.
Multiple rival high schools forfeited their girls' varsity volleyball matches rather than play against AB Hernandez's team.
Judge tosses federal lawsuit clearing path for boys in female sports
The dismissal of the lawsuit was described as clearing the path for boys to participate in female sports.
Judge tosses California trans athlete case; advocates vow to fight on
Sophia Lorey is the California Family Council outreach director and a former college soccer player who organized 'Save Girls' Sports' demonstrations in California.
U.S. District Judge Cynthia Valenzuela grounded her decision in administrative funding rules, finding that the federal government failed to give California explicit prior notice before threatening to pull $44 billion in education funds.
The Justice Department sued the California Department of Education and the California Interschastic Federation in July 2025, alleging their transgender athlete policies discriminated against female athletes.
Alanna Rizzo comments on trans sports debate
Alanna Rizzo said she is not anti-trans people or anti-gay.
Alanna Rizzo said she believes everybody should have a right to be who they are.
Alanna Rizzo is an MLB broadcaster.
Brooke Slusser's mom leads 8th Sophie Night rally in Dallas
Kim Slusser and the advocacy group Texas Values held the rally outside the American Airlines Center before the Dallas Wings played the Indiana Fever.
Kim Slusser, mother of former San Jose State volleyball player Brooke Slusser, helped lead the eighth rally supporting Sophie Cunningham in Dallas.
The first rally supporting Sophie Cunningham occurred in Seattle in July.
“And that's why it means so much to our family to be here in our home state Texas, supporting Sophie Cunningham. Sophie chose to use her voice to stand up for women and girls in sports. And what she's standing for is really very simple. Girls deserve a fair chance to compete. They deserve the opportunities created for female athletes. They deserve privacy in their locker rooms and in their apartments.”
NCAA says no plan to change transgender athlete rules after Supreme Court ruling
NCAA President Charlie Baker does not believe the organization will need to change its rules on transgender athletes in light of a Supreme Court ruling that allowed states to ban their participation in school sports.
Baker told CBS News that the NCAA's national standard is going to be what they expect their schools to use with respect to eligibility issues for college sports, regardless of any disputes over state law.
Baker testified to Congress in late 2024 that he was aware of fewer than 10 openly transgender collegiate athletes.