Sonia Sotomayor: “The ruling was a travesty for the rule of the law and an open invitation to bypass the constitution.”

From the moment he was released from custody after serving his first term of imprisonment, Herrera-Salazar was presented with a Hobson's choice,

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…

Because of the Court’s decision today, West Virginia, and any other state actor, can deny B. P. J. and others like her these experiences simply because it thinks they have an inherent athletic advantage, even if the facts show that they do…

The benefits are immense.