{"id":18796,"date":"2025-08-10T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/?p=18796"},"modified":"2025-08-10T15:26:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T21:26:49","slug":"attorney-general-labrador-defeats-injunction-challenge-to-idahos-student-privacy-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/attorney-general-labrador-defeats-injunction-challenge-to-idahos-student-privacy-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorney General Labrador Defeats Injunction Challenge to Idaho\u2019s Student Privacy Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BOISE<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Attorney General Ra\u00fal Labrador won a preliminary victory protecting student privacy in the case&nbsp;<em>Sexuality and Gender Alliance v. Critchfield, et al.,&nbsp;<\/em>after United States District Judge David Nye ruled that the plaintiff is unlikely to prevail in their challenge to Idaho\u2019s law requiring public schools to designate multi-occupancy restrooms for use by only one sex. As a result, Judge Nye denied their request for a preliminary injunction, which would have prevented the defendants in the case and the state of Idaho from being able to fully enforce the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIdaho\u2019s law reflects biological reality, protecting all students\u2019 privacy and safety in school restrooms, showers, locker rooms, and other private spaces,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>said Attorney General Labrador.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cThis is yet another victory for common-sense and the dignity of women and girls against activists seeking to push a harmful agenda. We applaud the court\u2019s decision to allow our state to continue its job of preserving each student\u2019s privacy, dignity, and safety and providing a quality education for Idaho\u2019s children.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Idaho\u2019s law protects student privacy and safety by requiring schools to keep boys out of girls\u2019 restrooms and girls out of boys\u2019 restrooms. District Judge Nye agreed with the Attorney General\u2019s argument that the State of Idaho has an important governmental interest in protecting the privacy of all students. The court also recognized the common-sense reality that \u201cthere are biological differences between men and women\u201d and that \u201cthose biological differences are deserving of privacy.\u201d The court declared that Idaho\u2019s law \u201cis substantially related to the State\u2019s legitimate interest in privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This decision comes after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision on March 20, 2025, in the same case also upholding Idaho\u2019s ability to enforce the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The preliminary ruling ensures Idaho schools can maintain sex-specific facilities that have been standard for generations while providing alternative accommodations for any student seeking additional privacy while the case continues to be litigated. Idaho\u2019s law includes provisions requiring schools to offer single-occupancy alternatives for students who prefer them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the opinion&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ag.idaho.gov\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Roe-v.-Critchfield-decision-denying-PI-August-7-2025.pdf\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BOISE&nbsp;\u2014 Attorney General Ra\u00fal Labrador won a preliminary victory protecting student privacy in the case&nbsp;Sexuality and Gender Alliance v. Critchfield, et al.,&nbsp;after United States District Judge David Nye ruled that the plaintiff is unlikely to prevail in their challenge to Idaho\u2019s law requiring public schools to designate multi-occupancy restrooms for use by only one sex. 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