A federal judge has issued an injunction halting the implementation of new Title IX rules issued by the Biden administration. The order was issued in a lawsuit brought by Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, and Idaho. The rules, which are set to go into effect on August 1, expand the definition of sex discrimination to include gender identity and pregnancy. However, the agency did not issue any rules relating to transgender athletes.
The new rules, which include a prohibition on single-sex bathrooms and locker rooms and requirements for schools to use pronouns based on a student's preferred gender identity, violate the First Amendment's free speech and free exercise clauses and the spending clause. The plaintiffs must show a substantial chance of success on the merits of their case, a threat of irreparable harm that outweighs any that would result if the injunction weren't issued, and it must be in the public interest.
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill praised the ruling as a victory for women and girls. Title IX prohibits educational institutions receiving federal funds from discriminating on the basis of sex in both educational programs and activities. Federal courts have already acted against the Biden administration's rules, with U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor granting the state's motion for summary judgement in a case over a mandate issued by two federal agencies before the administration amended Title IX to redefine biological sex.
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