The US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit heard opening arguments on Thursday for the case of Soule v. Connecticut Association of Schools. This hearing comes after the original case was dismissed by a judge who was appointed by President Bill Clinton.
The Attorneys for the Alliance Defending Freedom who is representing a young athlete determined to seek justice for the young student-athletes under Title IX.
In an exclusive interview with The Post Millennial, ADF Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer said, “The Biden administration has its head in the sand and is not paying attention to the real world impact of gender identity policies and how devastating they are for female athletes,” ADF Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer told The Post Millennial.
Records matter. That’s why we asked the appellate court to reverse the lower court’s dismissal and allow these brave young women to make their full case under #TitleIX. Girls deserve #fairplay in sports. #SaveWomensSports https://t.co/DFMwu9ZuDW
— Christiana (Holcomb) Kiefer (@ChristianaADF) September 29, 2022
Kiefer assured that she and her client will not be deterred by this. “I was actually really encouraged by the questions from the bench in court on Thursday,” she said. “because I think the court understands that records are important and it’s that is a basis to continue moving forward with the case and allowing us to make our full arguments and focus under Title IX.” she added.
The suit, filed by four plaintiffs, all high school athletes from the state of Connecticut had dealt with biological males participating in their sport and annihilating all previous records set by female athletes.
“Each one of the athletes has suffered either been bumped down in the rankings or denied championship titles,” Kiefer told the Post Millennial.
The Clinton nominated judge in Connecticut thew out the original case claiming that the athletes had “no standing” but ADF is now appealing the ruling saying that “having records that don’t rightly reflect your achievements, is a sufficient injury, to have Article Three standing in federal court and to keep moving forward.”
Describing the tremendous achievements of all four plaintiffs, Kiefer says, “Chelsea Mitchell, four times, was the fastest female athlete in a state championship race, and was never named state champion in those races because biological males bumped her down in the rankings.”
“Alana Smith, as a freshman, was at this very important elite meet. She would have come in as a runner up was bumped down in the rankings by a male.”
“Selina Soule lost the opportunity to advance to the next level of the statewide competition because of males, and so we want the girls’ records to be fixed and to rightly reflect their accomplishments,” Kiefer told the Post Millennial.
When our laws fail to recognize the biological differences between males and females, women are harmed. We must continue to protect our female athletes to ensure fairness in women's sports.
Thank you, @FoxNews 👏🏼 https://t.co/Jz1My9cTxY#SaveWomensSports
— Alliance Defending Freedom (@ADFLegal) September 30, 2022
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