Breaking! Save Women’s Sports Case Oral Arguments at U. S. Supreme Court

Austin, TX – January 12, 2026: Tomorrow, the U. S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for the Save Women’s Sports cases; West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Hecox v. Little (Idaho), which will determine whether the state law in Idaho that protects fairness, safety, and equal opportunity for female athletes are constitutional. Texas currently has two laws protecting female athletes: The Save Girls’ Sports Act (HB 25) by Representative Valoree Swanson which protects girls in sports K-12 and the Save Women’s Sports Act (SB 15) by Senator Mayes Middleton. Representative Barbara Ehardt , the author of the Idaho law being challenged at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, has come to Texas to testify and support our legislation in Texas to protect female athletes.

Currently, 26 states have laws protecting women and girls from being forced to compete against men. The issue has gained national support as polling indicates that the majority of Americans believe that men should not compete in women’s sports. The movement gained momentum when Riley Gaines began sharing her story of being forced to compete and share a locker room with male swimmer Will “Lia” Thomas. Texas Values has worked with Riley Gaines and a number of Texas athletes including Kassidy Comer, Brooke Slusser, Jade Dickens, and more.

Jonathan Saenz, President & Attorney for Texas Values, will be in the court room for the hearing which will allow him to provide firsthand exclusive insight and analysis to the media, social media and supporters.

Mary Elizabeth Castle from the Texas Values law & policy team will be in front of the steps of the U. S. Supreme Court for a rally that begins Tuesday morning at 10am. The rally includes speakers who are good friends of Texas Values like Save Women’s Sports & Women’s Privacy Leaders Riley Gaines and Brooke Slusser from Texas. Texas Values led the efforts on passing Save Girls’ Sports (2021) and Save Women’s Sports (2023) laws in Texas. To learn more, visit SaveWomensSportsTexas.com.

Texas Values signed on to an amicus brief with other family policy councils in Hecox v. Little along with 200 female state legislators, including several from Texas; Rep. Caroline Harris-Davilla, Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, Rep. Candy Noble, Rep. Valoree Swanson, and Rep. Ellen Troxclair. To read the amicus brief, click here.

Mary Elizabeth Castle, Director of Government Relations for Texas Values, said:

“Tuesday will be a monumental day for women and girls in the United States. The eyes of Texas women will be upon the Supreme Court as we wait to hear the justices speak the truth on what is considered fair for female athletes. No woman or girl should have her victory in competition or her privacy in locker room be taken from her. Idaho started this bold fight in saving women’s sports and Texas will help them fight to the finish on Tuesday.”  

Texas athlete Brooke Slusser was forced to play women’s volleyball with as well as share a locker room, hotel room, and student housing with a male athlete hiding his identity from Brooke and her teammates. 

Brooke Slusser, Save Women’s Sports & Women’s Privacy Leader, said: 

“Thankful for the women fighting for a cause so many care about. It’s crucial that SCOTUS takes this case very seriously because this will impact many women and young girls future in sports.”

Texas Values law and policy team will be at the U. S. Supreme Court and available for comment. Contact Ashley to schedule an interview at media@txvalues.org or 737-314-2450 (m).

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