Block on Idaho Transgender Sports Ban Upheld by 9th Cir. (1)

Aug. 17, 2023, 4:05 PM UTCUpdated: Aug. 17, 2023, 5:34 PM UTC

The Ninth Circuit Thursday upheld a ruling that blocked implementation of Idaho’s ban on transgender women and girls participating in school sports.

The Idaho law would have kept all transgender women and girls from participating in, or trying out for, public school female sports teams at every age, from primary school through college, and at every level of competition, from intramural to elite teams.

Idaho Gov. Bradley Little (R) signed HB 500 into law March 30, 2020, making Idaho the first state to categorically bar transgender and intersex athletes from competing in women’s sports.

The law includes a verification process ...

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