Attorney general leading the Supreme Court trans athlete case defense speaks out

With the Supreme Court set to hear the Little vs. Hecox case, Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador will have a big decision to make in the national movement to keep trans athletes out of women's and girls' sports.

Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador has been working on a case that could determine the future of women's sports in America. 

Last week the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case Little vs. Hecox, which began in 2020 when Idaho became a forerunner for states with laws that ban trans athletes in women's and girls' sports. A trans athlete at Boise State, Lindsay Hecox, sued the state to compete on the university's women's cross-country team. 

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Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador speaks outside the Supreme Court on April 24, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

The U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho granted a preliminary injunction, blocking the law from being enforced because it found the plaintiffs were likely to succeed in proving the law unconstitutional. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the injunction, but now the Supreme Court will have an opportunity to intervene. 

However, Labrador hopes for the Supreme Court to cast a decision with a wider impact than just letting one state carry out its own specific law on the issue. He wants a new national precedent. "I believe that that's what they're gonna do," Labrador told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview. 

"I think they're going to have a big ruling on whether men can participate in women's sports, and more importantly, how to determine whether transgender individuals are protected by the federal constitutions and state and federal laws." 

Labrador is tasked with