Washington, D.C. — The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) held a press conference yesterday featuring female athletes who are advocating on behalf of two laws before the Supreme Court that will impact women’s sports: The Fairness in Women’s Sports in Idaho and the Save Women’s Sports in West Virginia. In both cases, biological boys who identify as girls sued the state, claiming the laws were unconstitutional.

The female athletes in attendance were twelve-time NCAA All-American swimmer Riley Gaines; former NCAA soccer player Sophia Lorey; former NCAA volleyball star Macy Petty; former all-around gymnastics national champion and CEO of XX-XY Jennifer Sey; Olympic silver medalist and former NCAA national champion MyKayla Skinner; Lainey Armistead; Madison Kenyon; and Mary Kate Marshall.

The female athletes were joined by attorneys general from across the country, including the two attorneys general that led the cases before the Supreme Court today.

The attorneys general in attendance were West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey, Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, Montana Attorney General and RAGA Chairman Austin Knudsen, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, Utah Attorney General Derek Brown, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, and Chief Council of Alabama Katherine Robertson.

RAGA Executive Director Adam Piper said: “Congress talks. Republican attorneys general act. RAGA is on the offense not only at the statewide level but the national level to preserve the fairness of women’s sports from being poisoned by transgender males.”

Background on the Cases

Little v. Hecox (Idaho)
In March 2020, Idaho passed the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, which ensured only biological girls could compete on women’s sports teams. In April, Lindsay Hecox, a biological male that identifies as female, challenged the law, claiming it violated the Equal Protection Clause and Title IX. The District Court granted a preliminary injunction, which was upheld by the Ninth Circuit. Idaho requested the Supreme Court review the Ninth Circuit’s decision, which was granted in July 2025. Since then, Lindsay Hecox has requested the case be dismissed.

B.P.J. v. West Virginia
West Virginia passed the Save Women’s Sports Act in 2022, which requires biological males to compete on boys only or co-ed teams. In response, a then 11-year-old biological male student who identifies as female, BPJ, filed a lawsuit challenging the law, claiming it violated Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause. The District Court found in favor of West Virginia, granting summary judgment. After BPJ appealed that decision, the Fourth Circuit Court, in a split decision, ruled in favor of BPJ. West Virginia appealed the Fourth Circuit’s decision to the Supreme Court.

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