Lindsey Hecox, a trans athlete at Boise State University, has requested the U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss her legal challenge against an Idaho law that bars transgender girls and women from participating in women’s sports teams. The case, which had been pending since the Supreme Court agreed to hear it in 2024, is now set to be dismissed due to Hecox’s decision to withdraw her claim.
Originally filed in 2020, the case, known as Little v. Hecox, began as a challenge to Idaho’s HB 500 law, which prohibits transgender individuals from competing in women’s sports teams. Hecox, who is a trans woman, had argued that the law violated her constitutional rights to equal protection. The case first went to the lower courts, where a district court issued a preliminary injunction in her favor, allowing her to compete on the university’s women’s cross-country team. The ruling was later affirmed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2024 before the case made its way to the Supreme Court.
Hecox’s attorneys stated in a recent filing that she has decided to permanently step away from participating in women’s sports in Idaho under HB 500.