Family asks Supreme Court to block teen wrestler from facing trans opponent
A Washington family has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency injunction to prevent a teenage wrestler from being matched against a male opponent without notice.
Kallie Keeler, a 15-year-old wrestler from Puyallup, and her mother have asked Justice Elena Kagan to grant an emergency injunction while their case proceeds. The filing, prepared by Alliance Defending Freedom, claims Keeler was assaulted by a male opponent in a girls’ tournament and that the school district would only allow a forfeiture if she knew the opponent’s gender. The district declined to provide advance notice or a penalty-free opt-out, prompting the family to seek Supreme Court relief.
A federal judge in Tacoma and the Ninth Circuit both rejected earlier injunction requests. The petition cites recent Supreme Court rulings on gender-based sports participation and parental-rights cases. The U.S. Department of Education has opened a Title IX investigation into the district’s handling of the incident.
Why it matters
The case could shape how schools handle transgender athletes and Title IX protections nationwide.
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