Coverage dated August 16, 2023 to August 17, 2023

Federal appeals court upholds block of Idaho transgender athletes law

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A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a decision blocking Idaho's first-in-the-nation ban on transgender athletes in girls and women's sports.

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Idaho Capital Sun
Appeals court keeps Idaho's transgender student athlete law on pause (opens Idaho Capital Sun)
Published Aug 16, 2023
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A U.S. appeals court will continue to block Idaho’s transgender student athlete law from taking effect while a lawsuit continues.
East Idaho News
9th District Court of Appeals upholds block on Idaho's ban on transgender athletes (opens East Idaho News)
Published Aug 16, 2023
East Idaho News's feed description
BOISE (The Idaho Statesman) — Transgender women and girls will be allowed to continue playing public school and college sports in Idaho after a federal court ruling Thursday. A Boise State University student, Lindsay Hecox, represented by ACLU of Idaho, sued the state in 2020 after Gov.
NBC News
U.S. appeals court blocks Idaho’s transgender student athlete ban (opens NBC News)
Published Aug 16, 2023
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The measure barred trans women and girls of all ages from participating in female sports teams at public schools in the state, from primary school through college.
Seattle Times
Block on Idaho law banning transgender female athletes is upheld by federal court (opens Seattle Times)
Published Aug 17, 2023
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Transgender women and girls will be allowed to continue playing public school and college sports in Idaho after a federal appeals court ruling Thursday.
BizPac Review
Appeals court upholds block on Idaho law banning biological men from competing in women’s student athletics (opens BizPac Review)
Published Aug 17, 2023
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An Idaho appeals court upheld a block Thursday on Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act which bans biological men from competing in women’s student athletics. The United […]
Local News 8
Federal appeals court upholds block of Idaho transgender athletes law (opens Local News 8)
Published Aug 17, 2023
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A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a decision blocking Idaho's first-in-the-nation ban on transgender athletes in girls and women's sports.

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