Supreme Court Rules on Athletes in High School Sports

During the arguments, they focused much of their questioning on narrowing the scope of any ruling or resolving one of the cases on procedural grounds rather than issuing a sweeping constitutional decision.

Idaho adopted its law in 2020, followed by West Virginia in 2021.

The Idaho case was brought by Hecox, a 24-year-old transgender woman who challenged the state’s law after seeking to try out for the women’s track and cross-country teams at Boise State University.

Although Hecox did not make either varsity team, she later played club sports.