CNA Staff, Sep 4, 2025 / 11:32 am

A transgender-identifying plaintiff in a major lawsuit being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court has requested that the court drop the case and reverse lower court rulings favorable to him, with opponents meanwhile urging the Supreme Court to hear the case as scheduled.

Lindsay Hecox originally sued Idaho over its Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, which was passed to block males from gaining access to women’s sporting leagues. A district court and an appeals court both blocked the law.

The high court in July had agreed to consider Hecox’s challenge to Idaho’s ban on men in women’s sports. Two lower courts had ruled in the male athlete’s favor, with Idaho ultimately appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to settle the dispute.

The Supreme Court at the tim

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