Four former Connecticut high school female athletes are suing the state for its policy allowing transgender students to participate in women’s sports.
The lawsuit against Connecticut was initially thrown out last year by U.S. District Court Judge Robert Chatigny, who ruled the case was “” because the two transgender athletes who set records in women’s sports had already graduated high school.
However, the Alliance Defending Freedom represents the four former Connecticut track athletes in an appeal. The case is now beingbefore the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, where Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston heard arguments from both sides on Thursday. Canton High School senior Chelsea Mitchel speaks during a press conference with Alanna Smith, Danbury High School sophomore, to her left and Selina Soule, Glastonbury High School senior, to her right at the Connecticut State Capitol Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, in downtown Hartford, Conn.
ADF lawyers argued Connecticut’s policy violates Title IX and also sought to set aside two transgender athletes’ championship records in track and field, the Connecticut Insider
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