The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Idaho’s case to protect women’s sports from biological males.
According to Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador, the High Court will review Little vs Hecox, where Labrador is defending Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act after the U.S Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked enforcement of the law.
Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador
The Supreme Court’s decision to hear the case comes after Labrador urged the Court to take action in a supplemental brief filed last week. Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, enacted in 2020 as the first law of its kind in the nation, protects female student-athletes by ensuring biological males cannot compete in women’s sports categories.
The Ninth Circuit previously stopped Idaho’s law from going into effect. The case represents a critical opportunity for the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify if states have the authority to protect women’s athletics and ensure fair competition based on biological reality.
Alliance Defending Freedom assisted both Idaho and West Virginia in defending the two laws. The Supreme Court will also hear a related case from West Virginia involving similar protections for women’s sports.
