SALT LAKE CITY — A judge has declined to sanction Utah's high school athletics association over accusations it violated his injunction allowing transgender girls to play school sports when it complied with an executive order from President Trump.

The Utah State Legislature in 2022 passed a law banning transgender girls from playing school sports matching their gender identity. A group of transgender girls sued some Utah school districts and the Utah High School Activities Association, arguing it was discriminatory . Third District Court Judge Keith Kelly granted a preliminary injunction allowing them to play.

But when the UHSAA suddenly complied with an executive order from President Trump banning transgender girls from playing sports matching their gender identity, lawyers for the gi

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