Sonia Sotomayor: “I would tell them to look at my decisions for 17 years and note that in every one of them, I have done what I say that I…”

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…

I respectfully dissent.

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…

In the end, to the Court, the facts do not matter, even though the consequences are serious.