"One case involved a woman named Lindsay Hecox, who was barred from the Boise State University track team in 2019 after the state of Idaho passed a bill prohibiting transwomen from playing organized sports. Hecox sued and was allowed to play, thanks to a federal ruling in her favor, but she failed to make either the soccer team or the track team."
"Hecox appealed the Ninth Circuit decision to the Supreme Court, but, last September, Hecox withdrew her appeal. Now 25 years old, Hecox said in a statement the she was afraid "that if I continue my lawsuit, I will personally be subjected to harassment that will negatively impact my mental health, my safety, and my ability to graduate as soon as possible.""
"I'm sure I reported all these details to you at the time, right? I seem to recall that I remained in command of every twist and turn in the Byzantine paths taken by our transgender legal allies last year. What were they up to again? Oh, the right to military service, the right to youth healthcare and access to hormones, the right to a legitimate passport, the right to use a public bathroom, the right to use high school facilities, basically the right to exist."
On January 13, 2026, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases challenging laws that restrict transgender athletes. One case involved Lindsay Hecox, who was barred from Boise State University's track team in 2019 after an Idaho law prohibited transwomen from playing organized sports. A federal ruling initially allowed Hecox to play, but she failed to make soccer or track teams and later returned to Boise State with in-state tuition after a two-year break. The Ninth Circuit reinstated the Idaho law and Hecox withdrew her Supreme Court appeal, saying she feared harassment that would harm her mental health, safety, and timely graduation. Broader litigation addressed military service, youth healthcare, passports, public bathrooms, and school facilities.
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