A federal judge in Indianapolis rule against the law in August. Granted a temporary injunction allowing a 10-year-old transgender girl to rejoin her school’s. Softball team in the Indianapolis Public Schools District.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, which represents the girl. The Attorney General’s Office filed court papers Wednesday to dismiss the lawsuit. The girl had recently enrolled in an out-of-district charter school.
“The parties acknowledge that this matter is litigate. Must be dismiss, the court’s preliminary injunction by dismissal of the matter shall be vacate and of no effect,” the court document states.
Indiana trans sports ban has been dropped; There is currently a national debate about the rights of transgender athletes. That they have an unfair competitive advantage. That West Virginia can uphold its ban on transgender athletes in women’s school sports. A federal appeals court in New York struck down Connecticut’s policy. That allowed transgender girls to compete in girls’ sports.
Indiana law violates federal Title IX
The ACLU said it stands by its argument. That the Indiana law violates federal Title IX. sexual discrimination in educational programs or activities under the title. Indicated that he may file a legal challenge on behalf of other transgender students in the future. Indiana trans sports ban has been dropped; We filed a motion to dismiss our case on behalf of a trans athlete at IPS schools solely. The unique circumstances surrounding our client’s recent transfer,” the ACLU said in a statement.
U.S. District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson ruled that the fifth-grader is “highly likely” to prevail in her argument. That the Indiana law violates federal Title IX. address. A federal appeals court in Chicago was schedule to hear arguments in the case on February 15.
The attorney general’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday. In her submissions to the appeals court, she argued that upholding the judge’s decision would “open up girls’ sports to members of the male gender, with all the advantages of being born male, depriving women of an equal opportunity to play fair and safe sports.
