"On Tuesday morning, January 13, 2026, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases challenging laws against transgender athletes. 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."
"After a two-year break from school, Hecox returned to Boise State with in-state tuition, joined the women's club soccer team and tried out again for track. Oh, and for the record, she had already taken a year of whatever hormones the NCAA required for transgender sportswomen. In 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overruled the Idaho court and reinstated the Idaho law, ruling that the law could not be applied to Hecox while she was still litigating the case."
On January 13, 2026, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two challenges to state laws barring transgender athletes from participating in sports. Lindsay Hecox was barred from Boise State’s track team in 2019 after Idaho enacted a ban on transwomen in organized sports. A federal ruling initially allowed Hecox to play, though she did not make varsity teams. After a two-year break she returned to campus, joined the women's club soccer team, and had met NCAA hormonal requirements. In 2024 the Ninth Circuit reinstated the Idaho law, and Hecox later withdrew her Supreme Court appeal, citing fears of harassment and impacts on mental health, safety, and graduation. Other concurrent transgender rights disputes involve military service, youth healthcare and hormones, passports, public bathrooms, and school facilities.
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