‘Ground Zero of a Culture War’: Title IX Showdown Hits SCOTUS
A large crowd gathered outside of the Supreme Court on Tuesday for the Save Women’s Sports rally as Justices heard the opening arguments for two combined cases, from West Virginia and Idaho, that could set a constitutional federal law barring biological men from competing in women’s sports.
At the rally, lawmakers rubbed elbows with supporters of women’s sports while other protestors advocated for allowing men to play in women’s sports.
“I’m surprised that I’m here, that any of us are here, because this is just common sense,” Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, told The Daily Signal at the Save Women’s Sports rally Tuesday.
The high court combined two very similar cases, West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox from Idaho. The cases both involve biological males wanting to compete in women’s sports in middle and high school.
“This is going to be a monumental case that’s going to answer the question of who we are as a society, not only the state of West Virginia, but the entire country: Does Title IX mean........
