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Federal judge to decide if transgender athlete case is moot

FILE - The Idaho State Capitol in Boise, Idaho, is seen on June 13, 2019. An Idaho woman says her lawsuit challenging the state's ban on transgender athletes should continue moving through the court system because she is enrolled as a student at Boise State University and plans to play soccer on the school's club team next spring. Idaho passed the nation's first transgender sports ban last year, barring transgender women from playing on women's sports teams sponsored by public schools, colleges and universities. The law, dubbed House Bill 500 in court filings, doesn't affect transgender men playing on men's sports teams. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler, File) FILE - The Idaho House of Representatives debates legislation in the Idaho Statehouse in Boise, Idaho, on Feb. 27, 2020. An Idaho woman says her lawsuit challenging the state's ban on transgender athletes should continue moving through the court system because she is enrolled as a student at Boise State University and plans to play soccer on the school's club team next spring. Idaho passed the nation's first transgender sports ban last year, barring transgender women from playing on women's sports teams sponsored by public schools, colleges and universities. The law, dubbed House Bill 500 in court filings, doesn't affect transgender men playing on men's sports teams. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler, File)
Federal judge to decide if transgender athlete case is moot