No. 24-38
 
Title: Bradley Little, Governor of Idaho, et al., Petitioners
v.
Lindsay Hecox, et al.
Docketed: July 15, 2024
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (20-35813, 20-35815)
   Decision Date: June 14, 2024
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jul 11 2024 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 14, 2024)
Petition Appendix Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 01 2024 Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 14, 2024 to October 14, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document Proof of Service
Aug 02 2024 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 15, 2024
Aug 06 2024 Brief amici curiae of Dr. Brent Ellis, President Spring Arbor University, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 12 2024 Brief amici curiae of 35 Athletic Officials and Coaches of Female Athletes filed. VIDED.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 14 2024 Amicus brief of Business Leaders not accepted for filing. (August 14, 2024) (corrected brief submitted)
Aug 14 2024 Brief amici curiae of Billy Burleigh, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 14 2024 Brief amici curiae of 102 Female Athletes, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 14 2024 Brief amici curiae of Five Female Olympic Rowers filed.
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Aug 14 2024 Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Aug 14 2024 Brief amici curiae of Business Leaders filed. VIDED.
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Aug 14 2024 Brief amici curiae of Rep. Barbara Ehardt of Idaho, et al. filed.
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Aug 14 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Women’s Declaration International USA filed.
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Aug 14 2024 Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, Inc., et al. filed.
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Aug 14 2024 Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed.
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Aug 14 2024 Brief amici curiae of Thomas Hartley, MD, et al. filed.
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Aug 14 2024 Brief amicus curiae of International Consortium on Female Sport filed. VIDED
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Aug 14 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Independent Council on Women's Sport filed. VIDED
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Aug 14 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Do No Harm (Aug. 22, 2024) filed.
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Oct 15 2024 Brief of respondents Lindsay Hecox, et al. in opposition filed.
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Oct 29 2024 Reply of petitioners Bradley Little, Governor of Idaho, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 30 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2024.
Nov 18 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2024.
Jun 23 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
Jun 23 2025 Supplemental brief of petitioners Bradley Little, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Jul 03 2025 Petition GRANTED.
Jul 22 2025 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Main Document
Jul 22 2025 Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including September 12, 2025. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including November 10, 2025.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Alan Michael Hurst
Counsel of Record
Idaho Office of the Attorney General
700 W. Jefferson Street
Boise, ID 83720-0010

alan.hurst@ag.idaho.gov
Ph: 2083323548
Party name: Bradley Little, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Idaho, et al.


John J. Bursch
Alliance Defending Freedom
440 First Street NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20001

jbursch@adflegal.org
Ph: (616) 450-4235
Party name: Bradley Little, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Idaho, et al.


Attorneys for Respondents
Kathleen Roberta Hartnett
Counsel of Record
Cooley LLP
3 Embarcadero Center
20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111

KHARTNETT@COOLEY.COM
Ph: (415) 693-2071
Party name: Lindsay Hecox, et al.


Other Attorneys
William Bock III
Counsel of Record
Kroger, Gardis & Regas, LLP
111 Monument Circle
Suite 900
Indianapolis, IN 46204-5125

wbock@kgrlaw.com
Ph: 317-777-7412
Party name: International Consortium on Female Sport


William Bock III
Counsel of Record
Kroger, Gardis & Regas, LLP
111 Monument Circle
Suite 900
Indianapolis, IN 46204-5125

wbock@kgrlaw.com
Ph: 317-777-7412
Party name: Independent Council on Women's Sport


Kristine Lee Brown
Counsel of Record
Attorney At Law
8700 E Jefferson Ave #370953
Denver, CO 80237

kristiburtonbrown@gmail.com
Ph: 720-285-9552
Party name: 102 Female Athletes


Frederick W. Claybrook Jr.
Counsel of Record
Claybrook, LLC
655 Fifteenth St., NW, Ste. 425
Washington, DC 20005

rick@claybrooklaw.com
Ph: 301-622-0360
Party name: Thomas Hartley, MD, et al.


Kara Patrice Dansky
Counsel of Record
Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 21160
Washington, DC 20009

info@karadansky.com
Ph: 2023605217
Party name: Women’s Declaration International USA


Emily Eileen Jones
Counsel of Record
Jones Law Firm. PLLC
115 N. Broadway, Suite 410
Billings, MT 59101

emily@joneslawmt.com
Ph: 4063847990
Party name: Five Female Olympic Rowers


Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr.
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General
501 Washington Ave
Montgomery, AL 36130

EDMUND.LACOUR@ALABAMAAG.GOV
Ph: 334-242-7300
Party name: Alabama, Arkansas, and 24 Other States


Jonathan F. Mitchell
Counsel of Record
Mitchell Law PLLC
111 Congress Avenue
Suite 400
Austin, TX 78701

jonathan@mitchell.law
Ph: (512) 686-3940
Party name: America First Legal Foundation


Nicholas J. Nelson
Counsel of Record
CrossCastle PLLC
333 Washington Ave.
Suite 300-9078
Minneapolis, MN 55401

nicholas.nelson@crosscastle.com
Ph: 612-429-8100
Party name: Rep. Barbara Ehardt of Idaho, 55 Other Female State Legislators, and 34 Family Policy Organizations


William Jeffrey Olson
Counsel of Record
William J. Olson, P.C.
370 Maple Ave. W., Suite 4
Vienna, VA 22180

WJO@MINDSPRING.COM
Ph: 7033565070
Party name: America's Future, Public Advocate of the United States, Eagle Forum, Eagle Forum Foundation, Clare Boothe Luce Center for Cons. Women, Leadership Institute, U.S. Constitutional Rights Legal Def. Fund, Fitzgerald Griffin Foundation, One Nation Under God Foundation, and Conservative Legal Def. and Education Fund


Joshua Kerry Payne
Counsel of Record
Campbell Miller Payne, PLLC
5955 Alpha Road #1491
Dallas, TX 75240

josh@cmppllc.com
Ph: 214-316-7156
Party name: Billy Burleigh, KathyGrace Duncan, Laura Perry Smalts, and Jane Smith


Anna Elizabeth Wagner St. John
Counsel of Record
Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute
1629 K St. NW Suite 300
Washington, DC 20006

anna.stjohn@hlli.org
Ph: 9173272392
Party name: 35 Athletic Officials and Coaches of Female Athletes


David H. Thompson
Counsel of Record
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
1523 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

DTHOMPSON@COOPERKIRK.COM
Ph: 202-220-9600
Party name: Do No Harm


William Wagner
Counsel of Record
Great Lakes Justice Center
5600 West Mount Hope Hwy
Lansing, MI 48917

PROF.WWJD@GMAIL.COM
Ph: 517-643-1765
Party name: Dr. Brent Ellis, President Spring Arbor University and The Wagner Center


John Marc Wheat
Counsel of Record
Advancing American Freedom, Inc.
801 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Suite 930
Washington, DC 20004-2729

MWHEAT@ADVANCINGAMERICANFREEDOM.COM
Ph: (202) 780-4848
Party name: Advancing American Freedom, Inc.


Jonathan Radford Whitehead
Counsel of Record
Law Offices of Jonathan R. Whitehead, LLC
229 SE Douglas St., Ste 210
Lee's Summit, MO 64063

JON@WHITEHEADLAWLLC.COM
Ph: 18163988305
Party name: Business Leaders