Six transgender residents sue Idaho over strict new bathroom ban
The plaintiffs say the law is unconstitutionally vague and would force transgender people to risk jail, harassment or leaving the state.
- Six transgender Idahoans sued the state Thursday to block House Bill 752, which criminalizes using bathrooms that do not align with biological sex, including in private businesses.
- Signed by Governor Brad Little after passing the Idaho Legislature, the statute mandates individuals use restrooms corresponding to their sex assigned at birth starting July 1, 2026.
- Plaintiffs including 77-year-old Emilie Jackson-Edney and Diego Fable argue the law forces them to risk violence or arrest. Jackson-Edney fears public spaces will become impossible to navigate.
- Represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal, the lawsuit argues the ban violates the 14th Amendment's Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses, seeking to stop implementation.
- While three other states have bathroom bans, Idaho's law is the nation's strictest, applying to private businesses and carrying penalties of one year in jail for first offenses and five years for repeat violations.
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Transgender Idaho Residents Sue Over New Bathroom Law
Boise, Idaho — Six transgender residents have filed a lawsuit challenging Idaho’s new bathroom law, arguing it violates constitutional protections and could expose them to arrest or harm. The lawsuit targets House Bill 752, signed by Gov. Brad Little, which requires individuals to use bathrooms that correspond to their sex assigned at birth. The law, set to take effect July 1, 2026, applies broadly, including to private businesses, and carries p…
Transgender Idahoans sue over bathroom law
Six transgender Idaho residents on Thursday sued the state over a new law banning them from using sex-designated public restrooms in public buildings and private businesses, asking a federal judge to strike the law from the books. Lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union and its Idaho-based affiliate, along with Lambda Legal, filed the lawsuit…
‘An impossible choice’: Trans Idahoans file lawsuit over bathroom ban
A group of transgender Idaho residents filed a lawsuit over a new law that bars people from using restrooms or changing rooms that don’t align with their sex assigned at birth.The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, alleges the state’s new bathroom ban violates the constitutional rights of transgender people and puts their safety and well-being at risk.House Bill 752 makes it a misdemeanor to “knowingly and willfully” use a restroom in a government-owned …
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