Lindsay Hecox, et al v. Bradley Little, et al

  1. April 29, 2024

    9th Circ. Scraps Trans Law Opinion After High Court Ruling

    The Ninth Circuit on Monday scrapped its 2023 opinion blocking an Idaho law that would have banned transgender women from competing in sports following the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision allowing enforcement of another Idaho law permitting a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, explaining that a revised opinion is needed.

  2. August 17, 2023

    9th Circ. Upholds Block On Idaho's Anti-Trans Athlete Law

    The Ninth Circuit on Thursday blocked Idaho officials from enforcing a first-of-its-kind law banning trans women and girls from competing in female-designated sports, saying the law discriminates on the basis of sex and doesn't appear to further its supposed objectives of promoting equal participation and opportunity for women athletes.

  3. April 06, 2023

    Trans Athlete Ban Based On 'Out Of Step' Policy, 9th Circ. Told

    A Boise State University transgender female student told the Ninth Circuit Thursday that the recent ban on transgender athletes enacted by the international track and field governing body should be disregarded as new legal authority in her challenge to Idaho's ban on transgender athletes competing in sports — adding that the new policy was "out of step" with those of other major sports organizations.

  4. January 30, 2023

    9th Circ. Lets Idaho Trans Women Sports Ban Fight Continue

    A Ninth Circuit panel ruled Monday that a Boise State University transgender female student can continue to challenge Idaho's law prohibiting transgender women from participating in school-sponsored women's sports teams, finding her temporary withdrawal from college didn't moot her claims.

  5. November 22, 2022

    Idaho AG Urges 9th Circ. To Unblock Trans Women Sports Ban

    The Idaho attorney general and two intervenors urged the Ninth Circuit Tuesday to scrap a preliminary injunction blocking a state law that would ban transgender women from college women's sports teams, arguing that the transgender soccer player who initially sued had briefly dropped out of college, thereby mooting her case.

  6. May 03, 2021

    Idaho's Trans Women Sports Ban Constitutional, 9th Circ. Told

    Defenders of an Idaho state law that would ban transgender women from school and college women's sports teams told a Ninth Circuit panel Monday that the Constitution allows for laws that block men from women's athletics, and at least one judge questioned whether the law's challengers had standing to bring their case.