The teenager at the center of the lawsuit, previously identified by OutKick as Kallie Keeler, is referred to in court as K.M.K.FEDERAL JUDGE DISMISSES DOJ LAWSUIT CHALLENGING CALIFORNIA POLICY ALLOWING BIOLOGICAL MALES IN GIRLS’ SPORTSAlliance Defending Freedom announced Thursday, exclusively to OutKick, that it filed an emergency motion on behalf of K.M.K.and her mother, Stephanie Brown.
The filing asks the appeals court to act by Sept.25 and challenge policies enforced by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Puyallup School District.After Brown and K.M.K.
asked the court to protect her from another matchup against a biological male, U.S.District Judge David Castillo denied their request for a preliminary injunction on Aug.
23.Brown and K.M.K.appealed on Aug.
25 and asked Castillo to protect K.M.K.while the appeal moved forward.
When he denied that request on Aug.31, ADF took the case to the Ninth Circuit.LEADER OF FIRM THAT WON SCOTUS WOMEN'S SPORTS CASES OPENS UP ON DEALING WITH LIBERAL MEDIA, TITLE IX LAWSUITSThe case dates back to a South Puget Sound League tournament match on Dec.
6, 2025, at Emerald Ridge High School involving Rogers High School.K.M.K.
took the mat without being told that her opponent was a biological male who identifies as trans.During the match, the male competitor allegedly shoved his fingers through K.M.K.’s clothing and penetrated her genital area for several seconds.The complaint alleges K.M.K.
allowed herself to be pinned to escape the encounter.Washington state girls wrestler Kallie Keeler (Alliance Defending Freedom)K.M.K.and her mother say they were never told before the match that she would face a trans competitor.
They argue that Washington officials have left the door open to trans participation in girls’ high school athletics while keeping female athletes and their parents in the dark about potential safety risks.The family says th...