U.S. District Judge David Nye granted a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of Idaho’s HB500 law on Monday.
HB500 was passed in March by the Idaho state legislature. The law allowed girls and women in youth and high school sports to be challenged on the basis of their biological sex. This effectively banned transgender women from competing in Idaho sports consistent with their gender identity.
Lindsay Hecox, 19, filed a lawsuit alongside the ACLU and a Jane Doe in April to challenge the HB500 law. Monday's ruling will suspend the law while litigation is pending, per the Human Rights Campaign.