A transgender college student has informed the Supreme Court that she will no longer pursue her challenge to Idahos 2020 law that banned transgender and intersex women and girls from participating in school sports that align with their gender identity. The plaintiff, Lindsay Hecox, filed a suggestion of mootness asking the Court to vacate the court of appeals judgment and remand with instructions to dismiss the appeal.From the beginning of this case, I have come under negative public scrutiny from certain quarters. I also have observed increased intolerance generally for people who are transgender and specifically for transgender women who participate in sports, Hecox wrote in a declaration filed with the suggestion of mootness filing. I am afraid that if I continue my lawsuit, I will personally be subjected to harassment that will negatively impact my mental health, my safety, and my ability to graduate as soon as possible. Related The Supreme Court will hear trans sports ban cases, which could spell doom for trans rights HB 500, signed into law by Republican Gov. Brad Little, made Idaho the first state to enact an outright ban on transgender student athletes. The law was challenged by Hecox, a transgender woman attending Boise State University, who filed suit in the U.S. District Court of Idaho.In August 2020, the District Court granted Hecoxs motion for a preliminary injunction, finding that she was likely to succeed in proving the law unconstitutional. In August 2023, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the injunction. Idaho subsequently petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari, which the Court granted in July 2025. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today However, according to her attorneys, Hecox has experienced negative public scrutiny because of the litigation and believes that such continued and likely intensified attention in the coming school year will distract her from her schoolwork and prevent her from meeting her academic and personal goals. Her lawyers also told the Supreme Court that she has faced significant challenges that have affected her both personally and academically, since the start of the lawsuit, including the loss of her father in 2022.The Supreme Court has not yet decided whether it will grant Hecoxs request. However, regardless of that outcome, the justices are expected to consider a separate case from West Virginia this term, which also centers on whether states can bar trans students from participating in sports consistent with their gender identity. The Supreme Courts decision in that case could have far-reaching effects, potentially impacting similar restrictions in 27 states.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.