Lindsay Hecox
Lindsay Hecox is a transgender athlete and a former freshman at Boise State University who gained national attention after challenging Idaho's sports ban that prohibited transgender women from competing in women's sports. Her legal battle highlighted the ongoing debates over transgender rights in athletics and the broader implications of such laws on equality and inclusion in sports.
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Lindsay Hecox, a college student in Idaho, challenged laws prohibiting the participation of transgender athletes.
Tracking Major Supreme Court Cases and Rulings in 2026
United States· 2026-02-20
Lindsay Hecox is a transgender athlete involved in a lawsuit regarding her eligibility to compete in women's sports.
Inside the Supreme Court case on trans athletes in women's sportsUnited States· 2026-01-14
Lindsay Hecox is a senior at Boise State University who has stated she no longer wants to compete in university-sponsored sport.
US Supreme Court appears likely to uphold restrictions on trans athletes
United Kingdom· 2026-01-14
Lindsay Hecox, an Idaho college student, wanted to compete on the Boise State women’s track and field team.
Brett Kavanaugh and John Roberts are already looking ahead to the next major transgender controversyUnited States· 2026-01-14
The Idaho plaintiff is Lindsay Hecox, a 24-year-old senior at Boise State University who wanted to compete on both NCAA-level and club sports teams for women.
Supreme Court debates state transgender athlete bans in women's sportsUnited States· 2026-01-14
Lindsay Hecox is a senior at Boise State University involved in the Supreme Court case regarding transgender athletes.
Takeaways from Supreme Court arguments on transgender athletesUnited States· 2026-01-14
Lindsay Hecox sued over Idaho's ban to try out for women's track and cross-country teams at Boise State University.
U.S. Supreme Court expected to uphold state laws banning transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports
Canada· 2026-01-13
Trans athlete Lindsay Hecox filed the lawsuit that is now before the Supreme Court.
Barry Switzer, Olympians back female athletes in SCOTUS trans casesUnited States· 2025-12-12
Lindsay Hecox is a trans athlete who successfully challenged Idaho's law to compete on Boise State's women's cross-country team.
130 Democrats urge Supreme Court to back trans athletes in Title IX casesUnited States· 2025-11-19
The trans athlete, Lindsay Hecox, started the legal battle in 2020.
Trans athlete case proceeds to Supreme Court oral argumentsUnited States· 2025-10-22
The trans athlete started the legal battle in 2020, but tried to have it dismissed in September after the Supreme Court agreed in July to hear the case.
Federal judge rejects trans athlete's bid to dismiss Supreme Court caseUnited States· 2025-10-15
Lindsay Hecox is a former Boise State University transgender athlete who filed a lawsuit for trans inclusion in women's sports.
SCOTUS battle over trans athletes in women's sports gets big updateUnited States· 2025-09-26
Lindsay Hecox is a freshman at Boise State University who sued after Idaho's sports ban was signed into law.
Why Roberts and Gorsuch may decide the Supreme Court’s blockbuster transgender sports caseUnited States· 2025-07-05
Lindsay Hecox, a long distance runner, lodged a legal challenge against the Idaho law prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in women's sports.
US Supreme Court to review bans on trans athletes in female sportsUnited Kingdom· 2025-07-03
Idaho asked the Supreme Court to hear its case involving Lindsay Hecox, a trans athlete wanting to compete on Boise State’s women’s track team.
Supreme Court takes up transgender student athletes caseUnited States· 2025-07-03
Lindsay Hecox sued after Idaho's sports ban, alleging it violated the 14th Amendment.
Supreme Court agrees to review bans on transgender athletes joining teams that align with their gender identityUnited States· 2025-07-03
