Washington family asks Supreme Court to block girl wrestler being matched against trans opponent

Right · 1Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) filed an emergency application with Justice Elena Kagan asking the U.S. Supreme Court for an injunction pending appeal in K.M.K. v. Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), on behalf of a Washington teenage wrestler and her mother, Stephanie Lynne Brown. 1 Right · 2The plaintiff, identified in court papers only as K.M.K., is Kallie Keeler of Puyallup, who was 15 when she wrestled for third place at the Lady Jag Kickoff, a girls' tournament, on Dec. 6, 2025. 1 2 Right · 2Keeler and her mother say they were not told the opponent was male, and allege that the opponent penetrated her during the match; another team's coach told her afterward that the opponent was male. These are the family's allegations as reported by the outlets. 1 2

Right · 1Brown asked the school district for a guarantee that her daughter would not have to face a male without penalty, and for advance notice. According to the family, the district refused, offering forfeiture only if Keeler already knew the opponent was male and saying gender-identity information would be kept confidential. 1 3 Right · 1The application asks the Court to bar officials from forcing Keeler to wrestle a male while the appeal goes forward, or at least to require notice and a no-penalty opt-out. It says: "No girl should have to choose between playing the sports she loves and her safety." 1 Right · 2A federal judge in Tacoma denied a preliminary injunction on Aug. 23, and the Ninth Circuit denied an emergency injunction on Sept. 25, calling the request a mandatory injunction and finding no likelihood of success strong enough to justify relief before the season. Wrestling in Washington opens in mid-November. 1 2

Right · 1The filing argues that WIAA's gender-identity rule violates Title IX and Brown's parental rights. It relies on the Supreme Court's June 30 decision in West Virginia v. B.P.J., which held that states may limit girls' teams to biological females, and on Mirabelli v. Bonta, a March parental-rights order. 3 1 Right · 1The defendants are the WIAA, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), Superintendent Chris Reykdal and the Puyallup School District; the opposing athlete and their family are not parties. 1 Right · 2The U.S. Department of Education opened a Title IX investigation into the district in February. Two Rogers High School administrators were later charged with failing to make a mandatory report, while prosecutors did not charge the opponent. 1 2

Right · 1The WIAA said it remains committed to following state law, which permits students to participate consistent with their gender identity, that it can revise policies if state law changes, and that it will not comment further on litigation. OSPI said it will uphold current law "unless or until the law changes." 3 Right · 1Fox News noted that neither response addressed the specific relief sought. It also recalled Reykdal's 2025 rejection of President Trump's executive order on girls' sports, in which he said state law prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity. The Puyallup School District did not respond to a request for comment and has earlier cited student privacy and litigation. 3 1