Michael Baker

[Alliance Defending Freedom @ADFLegal]

Overnight, the Senate agreed to postpone the Protect College Sports Act vote until September.

This was the right call. It gives Congress time to fix the loose language we’ve warned about and ensure the bill cannot be misused to undermine women’s sports laws.

ADF commends the many senators, attorneys general, female athletes, allies, and everyday Americans who courageously stood for girls across this nation. We look forward to working with Congress and the White House to get this right.

[Kristen Waggoner @KristenWaggoner]

For those asking “how would you edit the Protect College Sports Act to remove the risk to women’s sports?” . . . this is it. ⬇️

This is all @ADFLegal is asking Senators to add.

A few words—most of which are single letters and numbers. Just a small change that would have a big impact for women and girls.

This edit would tighten the language against efforts by activist judges to misinterpret the bill’s intent: addressing issues in college sports without preempting state laws that keep men out of women’s sports.

Our team has been quietly asking the sponsors for this edit for weeks. But when our fix was ignored and the bill scheduled for a Senate vote, we felt a duty to speak up. Because our first loyalty is to the female athletes we’ve been representing in courtrooms and legislatures for nearly a decade.

Athletes like @Riley_Gaines_, who knows all too well how little the NCAA cares about women’s privacy, fairness, and opportunity.

Athletes like Madi Kenyon, who was forced to race against a male in women’s collegiate track.

Athletes like Adaleia Cross, who stopped playing women’s high school sports after being bumped from competition and sexually harassed by a male on her team.

The Protect College Sports Act is a massive bill delving into the minutiae of college sports—from NIL agreements to coach transfers to the suggested date for the college football championship.

Surely we can spare a few words to safeguard the progress we’ve made for Riley, Madi, Adaleia, and all the young women coming after them.

[Michael Baker @STEADFAST15_5]

@JenniferSey @TheWilderThings @mad_hill Never understood this argument. How is 5th in the NCAA a bad swimmer? A tiny percentage of swimmers even qualify for the meet. She is among the elite just being in the pool that day.

[Michael Baker @STEADFAST15_5]

@jonathansaenzTX @SenTedCruz @txvalues @tedcruz When was the last time @SenTedCruz litigated a case on this issue? Maybe he should listen to @ADFLegal since they have been leading on this issue.

[Kristen Waggoner @KristenWaggoner]

🚨 URGENT: The current version of the Protect College Sports Act could jeopardize women’s sports. Every Senator who cares about women’s equal opportunity should act immediately to clarify that this bill does not preempt state laws protecting girls’ sports.

There is a simple fix available: ensure the preemption of state laws is narrow.

We are living in a moment where lawyers can’t even define what a woman is. There’s no room for ambiguity. Let’s not undo the hard-fought gains or pass permanent legislation that could jeopardize these victories.

We are thankful for President Trump’s legacy of protecting women’s sports to date. We don’t want to see it undone.

It’s time to keep girls on the field, not sideline them again.

[Michael Baker @STEADFAST15_5]

@jawadonfire @KristenWaggoner I'd like you to be man enough to take a side on the issue. Your unwillingness to do so says more about about you than you realize.

[Michael Baker @STEADFAST15_5]

@RichStearns All of those things are already happening. Are you suggesting we need more of the same? In my view, what we are doing now hasn't proven to provide sustainable and enduring change.

[Kristen Waggoner @KristenWaggoner]

British people: “Please enforce sensible immigration restrictions and deport criminals.”

British government: “Best we can do is stop Christians from having a layover in London.”

[Alliance Defending Freedom @ADFLegal]

We won. But we're not done.

23 states still refuse to put girls' privacy, safety, and opportunities first.

After yesterday's Supreme Court decision, it's time for them to do the right thing.

@xx_xyathletics

[Alliance Defending Freedom @ADFLegal]

On this day in 1972, President Nixon signed Title IX into law, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex and opening the door for women's equal academic and athletic opportunities.

We knew what a woman was 54 years ago, and we know what a woman is now.

@xx_xyathletics

[Michael Baker @STEADFAST15_5]

Weird that you didn't have the same response to the gerrymandering in VA last week. I guess that one was ok since it was your side doing it?

[James Talarico @jamestalarico]

When we win, the first bill I’m filing is a national ban to end gerrymandering once and for all.

[Alliance Defending Freedom @ADFLegal]

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a huge victory for free speech last week.

But don't forget what happened to Päivi Räsänen at the Supreme Court of Finland just five days earlier.

@ADFLegal and @ADFIntl continue working to root out censorship on both sides of the Atlantic.

ADF Senior Counsel, @AH_Gaiser, explains.

[Kristen Waggoner @KristenWaggoner]

COUNSELING FREEDOM WINS AT SCOTUS!

The Supreme Court has just ruled 8-1 for @ADFLegal client Kaley Chiles, who challenged Colorado’s counseling ban.

States may not censor commonsense counseling that seeks to help kids with gender dysphoria accept their bodies.

[Riley Gaines @Riley_Gaines_]

I'm still not over the fact the ACLU made it all the way to the Supreme Court to argue against women’s sex-based rights and could neither define “woman” nor “sex."

[Michael Baker @STEADFAST15_5]

@RichStearns The US has a higher rate of fatherless homes than all of the countries in Europe. I think that factor alone is the root cause of a lot of societal ills in the US.

[Michael Baker @STEADFAST15_5]

@RichStearns And their is a lot more to a "country based on Christian values" than helping the poor. That is part of it, but not nearly all of what that phrase means to me.

[Michael Baker @STEADFAST15_5]

@RichStearns I have deep respect for you @RichStearns but disagree on this. Scripture says we will be known by our love. Paying taxes so the govt can inefficiently help the poor isn't loving. Giving to World Vision or other orgs that will point people to Jesus is much better than taxes.

[Michael Baker @STEADFAST15_5]

@Paul_B_Coleman Does the US not qualify as "multicultural" in his mind? Or does he just think his constituents won't know that?

[Michael Baker @STEADFAST15_5]

@RichStearns I share the same belief that we are called to help the poor. But, I don't think that means we have to rely on the government to do it. If aid is cut, the Church has a huge opportunity to step in and love our neighbors. The Hole in Our Gospel can't be filled by govt aid.