SALT LAKE CITY — A lawsuit over the Utah State Legislature's ban on transgender girls playing school sports matching their gender identity has been dropped.

In a motion filed in Salt Lake City's 3rd District Court, the plaintiffs — who filed the lawsuit under pseudonyms — dismissed their lawsuit against the Utah High School Activities Association and the Granite and Jordan school districts. The decision to drop the lawsuit means Utah's ban on transgender girls playing school sports is now in effect.

"We dismissed our lawsuit challenging HB11 while the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case that could affect our legal path. Our plaintiffs—young, courageous girls—showed remarkable strength under scrutiny," Aaron Welcher, communications director for the ACLU of Utah, said in a statement to FOX

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