WASHINGTON, D.C, – Last week, Senator Banks (R-Ind.) co-led a bicameral Supreme Court amicus brief in the Little v. Hecox (Idaho) and State of West Virginia v. B.P.J. regarding Title IX protections. Senator James Risch (R-Idaho.) is leading in the Senate and Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV-02) is leading in the House.
Background:
Little v. Hecox is set to review Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, which puts a ban on biological males from participating in female athletics. Passed in 2020, Idaho was the first state in the nation to impose such law. The Ninth Circuit held that the law violated the Equal Protection Act.
West Virginia v. B.P.J. will review West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act, which prevents biological males from participating on girls’ sports teams. The Fourth Circuit blocked the law for allegedly violating Title IX.
Argument:
Title IX’s prohibition of discrimination “on the basis of sex” refers exclusively to biological sex, not gender identity, as understood when the law was enacted in 1972. Any expansion of Title IX must come from Congress, not the courts.
Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.): “Title IX was meant to protect opportunities for women and girls, and I’m asking the Supreme Court to keep it that way for my daughters and for every girl in Indiana.”
Click here to see the full brief.