Trans woman who wanted to end her lawsuit due to harassment forced to go through

[Jessica_Rose]

Trans woman who wanted to end her lawsuit due to harassment forced to go through with SCOTUS appeal

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/trans-woman-who-wanted-to-end-her-lawsuit-due-to-forced-to-go-through-with-scotus-appeal/ 🔗

Daniel Villarreal (15 Oct 2025)

A federal judge denied a transgender college athlete's request to end her Supreme Court case challenging Idaho's 2020 ban on trans and intersex female athletes playing on school sports teams that align with their gender identity...

The athlete, Lindsay Hecox, initially sued Idaho in April 2020 for blocking her from joining Boise State University's women's cross-country team. A lower court and an appeals court ruled in Hecox's favor, blocking the state's ban from going into effect. However, Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) appealed the case to the Supreme Court. On July 3, the Court agreed to hear the case.

But, on September 2, Hecox asked the Supreme Court to cancel her victories and drop her case, saying the case was "moot" as she no longer wished to pursue it. Hecox said her desire to drop the case stemmed from "negative public scrutiny" and increasing harassment, which harmed her mental health, safety, and ability to focus on schoolwork.

"I am afraid that if I continue my lawsuit, I will personally be subjected to harassment," Hecox said.

But in his Tuesday ruling, U.S. District Judge David Nye (who was appointed by both Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump) agreed with Little's motion to strike Hecox's desire to dismiss the case.

"To put it simply, the Court has struggled with the correct outcome in this matter," Nye wrote in his ruling. "The State of Idaho has defended this case vigorously for years. It would be fundamentally unfair to abandon the issue now on the eve of a final resolution."

[Lori Dee]

She asked to dismiss the case because of personal safety issues. The judge denied that request because they had spent too much time working on it. The case proceeds to the Supreme Court.

If she suffers harm, is the judge liable for damages?

If she refuses to show up in court, the State wins the Supreme Court case by default, thus setting a precedent for other courts to follow suit.

Nobody wins in this case.