BOISE — Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced today that the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Idaho’s case to protect women’s sports from biological males. The Court will review Little v. Hecox, where Attorney General Labrador is defending Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act after the Ninth Circuit blocked enforcement of the law.
“Idaho’s women and girls deserve an equal playing field,” said Attorney General Labrador. “I am thrilled the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear our case. For too long, activists have worked to sideline women and girls in their own sports. Men and women are biologically different, and we hope the Court will allow states to end this injustice and ensure that men no longer create a dangerous, unfair environment for women to showcase their incredible talent and pursue the equal opportunities they deserve.”
The Supreme Court’s decision to hear the case comes after Attorney General 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 common-sense law from going into effect. The case represents a critical opportunity for the Court to clarify that 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.
