Lainey Armistead

Lainey Armistead is a third-year student at Stetson University College of Law and a former team captain for the West Virginia State University women’s soccer team who intervened in defense of West Virginia’s sports law in B.P.J. v. West Virginia Board of Education.

Here's why we're asking the Supreme Court to give female athletes a fair chance at sports

OPINION September 13

Here's why we're asking the Supreme Court to give female athletes a fair chance at sports

Women and girls are being asked again to smile and stay quiet about the boys who are participating in our sports and running away – sometimes literally – with the competition.

Female athletes like us will suffer if Biden admin is allowed to rewrite Title IX

OPINION June 3

Female athletes like us will suffer if Biden admin is allowed to rewrite Title IX

The Biden administration’s decision to radically revise Title IX rules does more than redefine sex in U.S. law. It guts equal opportunities for women – particularly female athletes.

We’ve seen how dangerous it is for men to compete against women, and we’re standing for fair competition

OPINION March 22

We’ve seen how dangerous it is for men to compete against women, and we’re standing for fair competition

To ensure a fair playing field for athletes who have worked their whole lives to compete, Congress should swiftly pass the Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act.

I was a college soccer team captain and I want the Supreme Court to save women’s chance to succeed in sports

OPINION March 17, 2023

I was a college soccer team captain and I want the Supreme Court to save women’s chance to succeed in sports

I was a college soccer team captain and I want Supreme Court to save women’s chance to succeed in sports. It’s time to preserve our rights, defend Title IX.

I helped sue to protect women's sports in West Virginia, and we won

OPINION January 13, 2023

I helped sue to protect women's sports in West Virginia, and we won

I helped sue to protect women's sports in West Virginia, and we won because federal court upheld the Save Women’s Sports Act and using Title IX as intended.