State attorney general involved in SCOTUS trans athlete case responds as 130 Dems back males in women's sports

West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey weighed in on his state's upcoming Supreme Court incident against trans athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson after congressional Democrats filed an amicus brief backing Pepper-Jackson Pepper-Jackson filed the West Virginia vs B P J circumstance in July to challenge the state's law The Save Women's Sports Act in order to compete on a girls' high school cross-country and track and field unit But the development is now set to be heard by the U S Supreme Court starting in January The Save Women s Sport Act is about making sports fair and safe for all involved It is not about banning anyone from competition Biological males can compete against biological males but not against biological females McCuskey mentioned in a message provided to Fox News Digital through the law firm Alliance Defending Freedom CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Women and girls have lost places on sports teams surrendered spots on championship podiums and suffered injuries competing against bigger faster and stronger males This affair is about preserving the hard-earned victories afforded in Title IX and more than anything protecting our female athletes The West Virginia v B P J lawsuit was brought against the state of West Virginia by trans athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson who was initially granted a preliminary injunction allowing the athlete to participate on the school's sports teams The th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the law violated Title IX and the equal protection clause Now the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the state's appeal In a response brief the athlete's mother Heather Jackson argued West Virginia's law that prohibits transgender athletes from competing in women's sports violates Title IX However Title IX does not explicitly protect the right of biologically male transgender people to identify as women The Trump administration and West Virginia state executive do not interpret Title IX as protective of that right LEGAL DEFENSE TO PROTECT WOMEN'S SPORTS IN SCOTUS BATTLE OVER TRANS ATHLETES RESPONDS TO ATTEMPT TO DROP CASEMeanwhile the Democrats who have thrown their backing behind Pepper-Jackson includes nine Senators and House members The list of signees features prominent figures on the party's left wing including Reps Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-N Y and Ilhan Omar D-Minn The list also includes House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep Nancy Pelosi The list does not include noted moderate Sen John Fetterman D-Pa or Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer D-N Y Categorical bans such as the bans in West Virginia and Idaho undermine those protections and the ability of transgender students to be part of their school region the brief writes The amicus brief also expressed backing for another trans athlete Lindsay Hecox whose event will also be heard by the Supreme Court in January The Little v Hecox lawsuit was initially filed by trans athlete Lindsay Hecox in when the athlete craved to join the women's cross-country crew at Boise State and had the state's law to prevent trans athletes from competing in women's sports blocked Hecox was joined by an anonymous biological female trainee Jane Doe who was concerned about the prospective of being subjected to the sex dispute verification process The challenge was thriving when a federal judge blocked Idaho's state law A th U S Circuit Court of Appeals panel upheld an injunction blocking the state law in before the Supreme Court agreed in July to hear the matter Hecox then questioned the court last month to drop the challenge claiming the athlete has therefore decided to permanently withdraw and refrain from playing any women s sports at BSU or in Idaho Hecox tried to have the scenario dismissed in September after the Supreme Court agreed in July to hear the matter but U S District Judge David Nye appointed by President Donald Trump in rejected Hecox's motion to dismiss the episode Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter