Overview
- Lindsay Hecox sought to withdraw her challenge after the Supreme Court granted review, citing safety, mental health, and stepping away from women’s sports.
- U.S. District Judge David Nye denied dismissal, calling the mootness claim “somewhat manipulative to avoid Supreme Court review” and stressing Idaho’s right to final adjudication.
- Hecox’s attorneys said her withdrawal from covered athletic participation “remains unchanged,” while Idaho and Alliance Defending Freedom urged a merits ruling.
- The Supreme Court must still decide whether the case is moot, with a closed-door conference scheduled to consider the suggestion of mootness on Friday.
- Little v. Hecox will be considered alongside West Virginia’s B.P.J. case, as the justices weigh constitutional and Title IX questions after the Ninth Circuit upheld an injunction against Idaho’s law in 2023.