Trans athlete case proceeds to Supreme Court oral arguments

Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador and other legal advocates seeking to “save women’s sports” have secured a chance to present oral arguments to the U.S. Supreme Court after a transgender athlete sought to dismiss a potential landmark case.

The Supreme Court decided on Monday to postpone the decision on the transgender athlete’s request to dismiss the case until oral arguments are made.

A federal judge ruled against the transgender athlete’s request last week, but the Supreme Court’s decision will determine whether the case proceeds. The case will now move to oral arguments, which are likely to be held at least in January.

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Trans athlete Lindsay Hecox started her legal battle in 2020. That year, Hecox sought to join the women’s cross country team at Boise State and helped block a state law that prevented transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports. Hecox was also joined by Jane Doe, an anonymous biological female student who was concerned about the potential of being subjected to the gender nonconformity verification process.

Hecox’s appeal was successful, as a federal judge blocked the Idaho state law. A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals then upheld a preliminary injunction blocking the state law in 2023 before the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case in July. The Supreme Court also heard a similar case involving a transgender athlete in West Virginia, West Virginia v. BPJ agreed to hear his case.

Hecox asked SCOTUS last month to stop competing, claiming the athlete “has therefore decided to withdraw permanently and stay away from women’s sports at BSU or Idaho.”

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Hecox’s attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Cooley, LLP and Legal Voice released a statement to Fox News Digital.

“Lindsay ended her participation in all women’s athletic programs under HB 500 in order to complete her degree at Boise State and prioritize her personal safety and health. Lindsay withdrew her challenge to Idaho’s HB 500, and it remains unchanged. In West Virginia v. BPJ, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider a challenge to a nearly identical law. It will protect the rights of all women and girls, including transgender women and girls.” We will continue to defend. “We look forward to presenting oral arguments in accordance with the Court’s decision,” the statement said.

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Labrador, meanwhile, has previously said he hopes the Supreme Court will issue a decision that has broader impact than allowing a state to apply its own specific law on the issue. He wants a new national precedent.

“I believe that’s what they’re going to do,” Labrador previously told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview. “I think they will have a big decision to make about whether men can participate in women’s sports and, more importantly, how to determine whether transgender people are protected by the federal constitution, state and federal laws.”

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