Florida Fairness in Women's Sports Act Upheld

Federal court dismisses challenge to state’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A federal district court ruled Monday to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a state law that protects safety and fairness in women’s sports. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys, representing a former female college athlete, filed a friend-of-the-court brief in April urging the court to uphold Florida’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, which it did.Florida passed the law in 2021 to protect equal opportunities for women in sports. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida found that the state law treats men and women equally based on their biological differences and does not violate Title IX or the U.S. Constitution.

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