Jackson-Edney v. Labrador 

Lambda Legal, the ACLU, the ACLU of Idaho, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, and Alturas Law Group, PLLC  filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho on behalf of six transgender Idaho residents challenging H.B. 752, a state law set to take effect July 1, 2026. The law bans transgender people from using sex-designated public restrooms consistent with their gender identity in government-owned buildings and private businesses that are open to the public. The law violates their constitutional rights to due process, equal protection, and privacy.  

H.B. 752 is one of the broadest and most punitive restroom restrictions in the country. It applies to libraries, rest stops, airports, malls, gas stations, restaurants, entertainment venues, hospitals, and other businesses open to the public — regardless of whether there is meaningful access to gender-neutral alternatives. It even applies to single-stall restrooms that are designated by sex. The first violation is a misdemeanor carrying up to one year in prison; the second violation is a felony carrying up to five years in prison. The law forces transgender Idahoans into an impossible choice: use a restroom that does not match their identity and face heightened risk of violence and harassment, or use a restroom consistent with who they are and face criminal prosecution. Even Idaho’s own law enforcement organizations opposed the law, noting there is no reasonable way to enforce it without invasive and inappropriate questioning—yet the legislature passed it anyway.  

Lambda Legal and its co-counsel are asking the court to declare H.B. 752 unconstitutional and block it from taking effect before it can harm transgender Idahoans. They are also asking the court to extend that protection statewide to all transgender Idahoans who use public restrooms, not just the six people named in the lawsuit.