BOISE, Idaho — Lindsay Hecox, a 24-year-old transgender senior at Boise State University, has informed the U.S. Supreme Court that she will no longer pursue a legal challenge to Idaho’s ban on transgender athletes in schools and higher education institutions as laid out by House Bill 500 (HB-500).

Through her legal representation, Hecox told the court that she "has voluntarily dismissed with prejudice her claims against petitioners in the district court."

As a rising sophomore in 2020, Hecox claims she "intended to try out for the BSU women’s track and cross-country teams" but was not allowed due to the recent passing of HB-500. She asserted at the time that HB-500 violated her constitutional and statutory rights under the Equal Protection Clause.

In June of 2024, the Ninth Distri

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