Overview
- Oral arguments are set for Tuesday, Jan. 13, at 10 a.m. ET in Little v. Hecox (Idaho) and West Virginia v. B.P.J.
- Lower courts sided with the challengers, with the Fourth Circuit finding West Virginia’s law violates Title IX and the Ninth Circuit keeping Idaho’s ban on hold for Lindsay Hecox.
- Hecox has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss her case as moot after leaving competitive sports, and the justices will decide that request after hearing arguments.
- The Trump administration will argue in support of Idaho and West Virginia, while the ACLU represents the student challengers and Alliance Defending Freedom backs the states.
- A ruling could affect similar restrictions in roughly 27 states and, legal experts say, influence transgender rights far beyond sports, including identification documents, restrooms, the military, and healthcare.