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Federal judge rules in favor of allowing SCOTUS case over trans athletes to proceed after attempt to dismiss

  • On Tuesday a federal judge in Idaho denied Lindsay Hecox's request to dismiss her challenge to Idaho's HB 500, keeping the case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • Hecox first sued in 2020 after the Idaho Legislature passed House Bill 500 banning transgender women and girls from women's sports; a U.S. District Court injunction was upheld by the 9th Circuit and last year the state asked the Supreme Court to review the case.
  • Attorneys for Hecox told the Supreme Court on Sept. 2 that continuing the lawsuit would increase harassment risks affecting her health and ability to graduate, and the American Civil Liberties Union said she is not in covered programs and prioritizes finishing her degree.
  • U.S. District Judge David Nye wrote that the state has a `fair right to have its arguments heard and adjudicated once and for all` and Labrador praised the District Court ruling for allowing Idaho to present its case to the highest court.
  • Last year the state asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case and in July it agreed, also accepting a similar West Virginia case as Idaho officials framed it nationally.
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Originally published Oct. 15 on IdahoEdNews.org.

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