A federal judge blocks an Idaho law that makes it a crime for transgender people to use bathrooms or changing rooms that do not match their sex assigned at birth. Multiple outlets report that U.S. District Judge Amanda Brailsford of the District of Idaho grants a preliminary injunction, preventing the state from enforcing the measure ahead of its scheduled start. The law, identified as H.B. 752, prohibits bathroom or changing-room use corresponding to a gender other than a person’s biological sex and is described as one of the most restrictive such policies in the country. Courthouse News and other reports say the law carries potential criminal penalties of up to five years in prison.
The challenge is brought by six transgender Idaho residents who argue the policy violates constitutional rights. PinkNews reports that the judge’s order also provisionally extends protections beyond the original six plaintiffs to a broader statewide group while the case proceeds. Other coverage describes the ruling as temporary, keeping enforcement paused while the court considers the legal arguments.
The outlets agree on the central points: the injunction blocks enforcement of the Idaho bathroom ban and is tied to the plaintiffs’ constitutional claims.
