US EditionSCOTUS Hears Arguments on Idaho’s Sex-Based Women’s Sports Law
The case challenges whether Idaho’s law barring transgender women from female sports violates the Equal Protection Clause, with a decision expected this summer.
- The U.S. Supreme Court heard Little v. Hocox and must decide whether to remove the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' injunction or uphold Idaho's law.
- Idaho's 'Fairness in Women Sports Act' aims to restrict women's teams to those classified by sex, and the case centers on whether such laws violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
- Alan Hurst argued the law classifies by sex, stating `Gender identity does not matter in sports and that's why Idaho's law does not classify on the basis of gender identity`, while Kathleen Hartnett countered that the law excludes those aligned with their gender identity, emphasizing the goal of equality in sports.
- A decision is expected in the summer, with the Supreme Court pressing on how the law targets transgender women and whether biological women and transgender men can play in men's sports.
- The Supreme Court's deliberative bench framed legal review around intermediate scrutiny, debating its application while counsel denied certain characterizations and faced questions on supporters' views.
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