Horne praises dismissal of lawsuit challenging AZ girls’ sports law

Ensures Arizona girl athletes are protected

PHOENIX - State schools chief Tom Horne is praising the decision by the plaintiff challenging Arizona’s ban on biological boys in girls’ sports to voluntarily dismiss their lawsuit following last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision on the subject.

Horne said, “Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that these laws are not unconstitutional, the plaintiff in our case has volunteered to dismiss the case. This is a victory for girl athletes and for common sense.”

He added, “Arizona has had a state law banning biological boys in girls’ sports since 2022. Two large New York law firms filed a suit to declare that law unconstitutional. They named four defendants. The other three conceded. I was the only defendant to carry the fight forward. The Attorney General would not represent me, so I had to fight it out of the Department of Education budget.”

He concluded, “There had been numerous articles about girls who worked hard on their sports, hoping to make the team, or even get a college scholarship or compete for the Olympics. Then they had to compete with a biological boy who was bigger, stronger and faster from birth. They could not compete. Their dreams were shattered and they were devastated. They no longer need to fear those outcomes.”

Superintendent Horne also thanks the Wilenchik Law Firm for their valuable work on this case.