207 women lawmakers back women’s sports ahead of Supreme Court case

More than 200 female lawmakers have signed an amicus brief supporting the legal case to “save women’s sports” ahead of oral arguments for two cases on the issue at the Supreme Court next week.

The summary includes the signatures of exactly 207 lawmakers and includes Idaho state representative Barbara Ehardt as chief aide.

Other notable names on the list include Maine Rep. Laurel Libby, who became a central figure in the national debate on women’s sports when she was censured last February for calling out a transgender athlete, Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, Iowa Senate President Amy Sinclair, Missouri Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin, Alaskan Sen. Shelly Hughes, Kansas Rep. Kristy Williams and North Dakota Sen. Janne Myrdal.

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The signatories are all Republicans, as nearly all Democratic lawmakers across the country remain staunchly supportive of allowing biological males to compete in girls’ and women’s sports.

“Since the existence of separate sports programs for women is justified by biological differences between men and women, there are extremely compelling reasons to determine eligibility for such programs using biological criteria rather than one’s sense of gender,” the summary argues.

Supreme Court justices will hear arguments Tuesday in a pair of cases in West Virginia and Idaho, where transgender athlete plaintiffs previously successfully challenged those states’ laws to keep men out of women’s and girls’ sports.

Various amicus briefs have already been filed, some in support of defendants seeking to “save women’s sports” and others in support of transgender inclusion.

Super Bowl winning coach Barry Switzerland and 31 Olympians signed an amicus brief to support legal advocacy to “save women’s sports” ahead of two Supreme Court cases involving transgender athletes. The signatories include 12 Olympic medalists, including eight gold medalists.

Meanwhile, 130 Democratic members of Congress signed an amicus brief urging the justices to rule in favor of two transgender athletes.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffires, DY; Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, DY; Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.; Representative Nancy Pelosi, California; Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas.; Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.; Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.; You. Alex Padilla, California; Rep. Pete Aguilar, California; You. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.; Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.; Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass. and Sen. Jeff Merkely, D-Ore., are among the lawmakers on that list.

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Two West Virginia schoolgirls and their families have come forward with allegations against one of the transgender plaintiffs ahead of oral argument in the case next week. The transgender athlete is represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Fox News Digital is not releasing the transgender athlete’s name because the person is a minor.

Bridgeport High School female student Adaleia Cross, who was the transgender athlete’s former track and field teammate while at Bridgeport Middle School, alleges that the transgender athlete made comments to her in the girls’ locker room that constituted sexual harassment. Cross, who is a year older than the transgender athlete, said he left the track team at Bridgeport High School last year as a sophomore and that the athlete should not have shared a locker room with the transgender athlete once he reached high school.

Cross’s mother, Abby, told Fox News Digital about what the transgender athlete allegedly said to her daughter when they shared the girls’ locker room during the 2022-23 school year. Adaleia was in eighth grade, and the transgender athlete was in seventh grade.

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Abby Cross alleges that the transgender athlete made extremely graphic and crude sexual threats to her daughter and other girls on the team.

The ACLU has responded to the Cross family’s allegations.

“Our client and her mother deny these allegations, and the school district investigated the allegations reported to the school by the AC and found them to be unfounded. We are committed to defending the rights of all students under Title IX, including the right to a safe and inclusive learning environment free from harassment and discrimination,” an ACLU statement provided to Fox News Digital said.

The Cross family’s attorneys at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) responded to the ACLU’s statement.

“Our client has been under oath and perjury in many cases regarding the events between himself and the male athlete. As a result of this situation, [Cross] “He had to completely step away from the sport he loved and sacrifice a key element of his school experience to protect himself,” read an ADF statement provided to Fox News Digital.

ADF is also Representing the state of West Virginia A lawsuit was filed against the trans athlete in the case planned to be heard in the Supreme Court.

Meanwhile, former Lincoln Middle School girls track and field runner Emmy Salerno claims the transgender athlete used “intimidation tactics” against her after Salerno refused to compete against the transgender athlete during an event during the 2024 spring season.

“After he came out, he had a sudden personality change. He didn’t want to talk to me. He just wanted to look at me and just look down,” Salerno told Fox News Digital.

Salerno said that there was an incident at a local basketball game in which a trans athlete followed him and gave him scary looks, and Salerno was worried that the trans athlete would try to “fight” with him.

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“When he followed me everywhere at the basketball game, I was like, ‘Is he going to try to fight me?'” Salerno said. “I felt like that.” he said. “‘Is he going to sneak up behind me and try to punch me?'”

The ACLU did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for a response to Salerno’s allegations.

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