People hold flags and signs at a demonstration outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2024. (Reuters/Benoit Tessier)
If the request is approved, the case cannot be refiled.
In April 2020, Hecox pursued a challenge against H.B. 500 as a freshman at BSU at the time, according to lawyers for the now-24-year-old.
"Ms. Hecox alleged that she intended to try out for the BSU women’s track and cross-country teams as a rising sophomore, and that H.B. 500 barred her from doing so in violation of her constitutional and statutory rights. Ms. Hecox moved for a preliminary injunction on the basis of her equal protection claim," the filing said.
"On August 17, 2020, the district court preliminarily enjoined petitioners from enforcing H.B. 500, concluding that Ms. Hecox was likely to succeed on the merits of her equal protection challenge and that the equitable factors likewise favored preliminary injunctive relief," it added.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit later affirmed the district court’s preliminary injunction in June 2024, before the case made its way up to the Supreme Court.
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The Solicitor General of Idaho wrote in a subsequent filing to the Supreme Court, "petitioners intend to oppose the suggestion of mootness."
"Given the difficulty of researching, preparing, proofing, and printing an adequate response to the suggestion of mootness," the solicitor general continued, "We request an additional 14 days to oppose the suggestion and a new deadline of September 26."
Fox News Digital’s Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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