Attorneys for State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne have filed a motion for a change of venue in the lawsuit brought against the State of Arizona by parents of biological boys who want to play on girls’ sports teams.
The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Tucson. The motion to change venue notes that since the majority of parties involved in the lawsuit are based in Maricopa County, the case should be argued at the federal courthouse in Phoenix.
Horne is the primary defendant, while Senate President Warren Petersen and House Speaker Ben Toma have filed to intervene in the case.
The lawsuit challenges Arizona’s law that prohibits biological males from participating in girls’ sports.