Coalition of 207 women lawmakers files amicus brief in support of protecting female athletes for SCOTUS review

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More than 200 women lawmakers have signed an amicus brief backing the legal defense to "save women's sports" ahead of next week's Supreme Court oral arguments for two cases related to the issue. 

The brief features the signatures of exactly 207 lawmakers, with Idaho state Rep. Barbara Ehardt being the lead amica. 

Other prominent names on the list include Maine state Rep. Laurel Libby, who became a central figure in the national debate over women's sports when she was censored for calling out a trans athlete last February, Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, Iowa state Senate President Amy Sinclair, Missouri state Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin, Alaska state Sen. Shelley Hughes, Kansas state Rep. Kristey Williams and North Dakota state Sen. Janne Myrdal. 

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All of the signees are Republicans, as almost all Democrat lawmakers across the nation have remained firmly in support of allowing biological males to compete in girls' and women's sports.

The brief argues, "since the existence of separate women’s sports programs is justified by biological differences between women and men, there are exceedingly persuasive reasons to determine eligibility for such programs using biological criteria rather than a person’s sense of gender."

Supreme Court justices will hear arguments Tuesday in a pair of cases from West Virginia and Idaho, where trans athlete plaintiffs previously successfully challenged those states' laws to keep males out of women's and girls' sports. 

Several amicus briefs have already