IDAHO, USA — A transgender woman who challenged Idaho's ban on transgender athletes in women's sports has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss her case, citing personal safety concerns and a desire to focus on graduating from college.

Lindsay Hecox, now 24 and a senior at Boise State University, filed a suggestion of mootness with the Supreme Court on Sept. 2, asking the justices to vacate a lower court ruling in her favor and dismiss the case entirely.

In legal terms, a case becomes "moot" when there's no longer a live controversy to resolve. Since Hecox is no longer seeking to participate in women's sports and has dropped her lawsuit, she claims there is nothing left for the courts to decide.

Hecox voluntarily dismissed her complaint with prejudice, permanently ending her legal

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