State laws protecting women’s sports in half the country could stand to be affected depending on how the U.S. Supreme Court rules in two cases that the justices heard this week. Ohio is among them, with the state having passed such a law in January 2024.

At a Jan. 15 press conference, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost spoke with The Daily Signal on how the Supreme Court decision could impact the Buckeye State.

“Depending on how the Supreme Court decides and what the rationale is, it could have an impact,” Yost confirmed when it comes to the impact on state law here in Ohio, specifically H.B. 68, which includes the Save Women’s Sports Act and the SAFE Act.

The attorney general further explained how state law has been met with federal and state challenges, including at the Ohio State Supreme Court. Yost has been defending the legislation at the state level.

The Save Women’s Sports Act, is still “the law of the land” and is “operational,” Yost reminded, as it has been allowed to remain in effect during court challenges.

Yost also said that “with the posture of these cases, I don’t think it would knock out our case here in the state,” though he stressed we don’t have an outcome yet.

Such decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court may not come until late June or even early........

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