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Utah's transgender sports ban is fully effective after plaintiffs dropped their lawsuit.

The dismissal follows the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear similar cases nationwide.

House Speaker Mike Schultz praised the decision as a win for fairness in women's sports.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's ban on transgender athletes participating in high school sports that don't align with their gender identity is "fully in effect," Utah's House speaker said, after plaintiffs challenging the law agreed to have their lawsuit dismissed.

The ban, passed in 2022 , has been on hold for years pending the resolution of the lawsuit, brought by several anonymous athletes who claimed it violated their civil rights. While that law was paused, a state commissi

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