"Lindsay Hecox is a trans woman student at Boise State University who is the lead plaintiff in a suit against Idaho's law, filed shortly after Gov. Brad Little signed it in 2020. She sought to try out for the women's track and cross-country teams at the university. When she became eligible to try out, she didn't make the team, but she has competed at the club level."
"Related: How Runner Lindsay Hecox Is Fighting for Trans Athletes In West Virginia, trans girl Becky Pepper-Jackson filed suit against that state's ban shortly after it was enacted in 2021. She is now 15 and a member of the girls' track and field team at her school. Even though lower courts have consistently ruled in favor of trans athletes who had legally challenged the laws, Tuesday's three-plus hours of oral arguments indicate the high court will not continue that trend."
Two Supreme Court cases, West Virginia v. BPJ and Little v. Hecox, challenge state laws that bar transgender women and girls from female school sports teams. Lower courts found the laws violate Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause. Plaintiffs include Lindsay Hecox of Boise State and a West Virginia trans student who filed earlier suits. Oral arguments exceeded three hours and conservative justices indicated sympathy for state positions. More than half of states have enacted similar bans. A Supreme Court ruling for the states could overturn lower-court protections and reshape how Title IX applies to transgender athletes.
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