Fox Rothschild and McNees Wallace & Nurick have entered their appearance to defend a Pennsylvania school district and a high school athletic association in a lawsuit challenging a policy that allowed transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports.
Takeaway: Lawsuits over transgender students participating in sports have become more common after transgender swimmer Lia Thomas made headlines winning a National College Athletic Association individual title for the University of Pennsylvania in 2022. However, in June 2024, the Court of Arbitration for Sport barred Thomas from competing in elite women’s races.