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In a significant development, a federal judge has allowed Idaho’s transgender athlete Supreme Court case to proceed, following an attempt by Lindsay Hecox to have the landmark women’s sports lawsuit dismissed. U.S. District Judge David Nye, appointed by President Donald Trump in 2017, denied Hecox’s motion to dismiss, emphasizing Idaho’s right to have its arguments heard and adjudicated once and for all.
The case, Little v. Hecox, was initially filed in 2020 when Hecox sought to join Boise State’s women’s cross-country team. At that time, a federal judge blocked Idaho’s state law, which aimed to prevent trans athletes from competing in women’s sports. A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel upheld an injunction blocking the state law in 2023, before the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case back in July. Hecox then attempted to have the challenge dropped, claiming the athlete had decided to permanently withdraw from playing any women’s sports at Boise State or in Idaho.
The defense team, led by Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador and ADF attorney Kristen Waggoner, pushed back against Hecox’s attempt to end the battle before it reaches the Supreme Court, arguing dismissal would violate the agreed-upon stay. Labrador emphasized that defending the law has been a top priority, as Idaho’s daughters deserve fair competition based on biological reality.
Labrador and his team believe Nye’s ruling is a