WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today celebrated the Supreme Court's decisions in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox. In a combined ruling, the Court upheld state laws prohibiting biological males from competing on women's sports teams under Title IX and the equal protection clause.
"I am pleased that the Court's opinion preserves the plain meaning of Title IX, allowing dozens of states, including South Carolina, to protect safety, privacy, and fairness in women's sports. Today the Supreme Court, in upholding state laws protecting women's sports, has affirmed basic principles of biology and fairness.
"For decades, female athletes fought...