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Sophia Lorey breaks down the Supreme Court's ruling on girls' sports and its implications.

The Supreme Court has ruled that states can protect girls' sports —but what does the decision actually mean? Sophia read All 77 pages of the Supreme Court's Girls' Sports Ruling so you don't have to! In this solo episode of This Is a Woman , host Sophia Lorey breaks down the Supreme Court's landmark rulings in West Virginia v. BPJ and Little v. Hecox , explaining the difference between the Court's 9-0 Title IX ruling and its 6-3 Equal Protection Clause ruling. Sophia walks through: What the Supreme Court actually decided Why the vote was both 9-0 and 6-3 Justice Kavanaugh's majority opinion Justice Thomas' powerful concurring opinion The dissents from Justices Sotomayor, Jackson, and Kagan What this ruling means for California and the other states that still allow males in girls' sports Why the fight to protect female athletes is far from over Whether you've been following these cases closely or are just trying to understand the headlines, this episode explains the decision in clear, straightforward language. Read the Supreme Court opinion: https://adflegal.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/west-virginia-v-bpj-little-v-hecox-2026-06-30-scotus-opinion.pdf Take action: Sign the…

People in this episode

Host: Sophia Lorey

Topics covered

• Supreme Court ruling
• girls' sports
• Title IX
• Equal Protection Clause
• female athletes
• legal analysis

Keywords

• Supreme Court
• girls' sports
• Title IX
• Equal Protection Clause
• Justice Kavanaugh
• female athletes
• California CIF
• legal ruling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Supreme Court, California's CIF, ADF Legal

Books & works: West Virginia v. BPJ, Little v. Hecox

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