The ban is absolute, so B. P. J. cannot practice on girls’ teams, even if she would not take anyone’s spot in an eventual competition, even if everyone who tries out for the team makes it, and even if having the chance to participate could aid immensely in treating B. P. J.’s gender dysphoria.
Dissenting opinion on transgender athletes ruling.
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It also corrodes the rule of law by rewarding Alabama’s gamesmanship and outright defiance of court orders.
The President must take care that the laws are faithfully executed, not set out to dismantle them.
The result is a President who emerges with far greater power than ever before. It is a power, however, that neither the People, nor Congress, nor the Constitution bestowed upon him.
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