Judge blocks Biden's law expanding LGBTQ student protections in 6 more states
6 months ago

Judge blocks Biden's law expanding LGBTQ student protections in 6 more states

Hindustan Times  

The Biden administration's effort to expand protections for LGBTQ students hit another roadblock Monday, when a federal judge in Kentucky temporarily blocked the new Title IX rule in six additional states. A federal judge on Monday, June 17, 2024 temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students in six additional states, dealing another setback for a new policy that has been under legal attack by Republican attorneys general. “The judge’s order makes clear that the U.S. Department of Education’s attempt to redefine ‘sex’ to include ‘gender identity’ is unlawful and beyond the agency’s regulatory authority,” Coleman said in a statement. Chris Hartman, its executive director, said the ruling “ignores basic truths about the transgender community and further places in the crosshairs transgender kids, who are among our smallest and most vulnerable populations.” David Walls, executive director of The Family Foundation, a socially conservative, “faith-based” public policy organization in Kentucky, praised the judge for temporarily halting the Biden administration’s “radical redefinition of ‘sex’ that would reverse opportunities that women and girls have enjoyed for 50 years under Title IX.” Several GOP states have laws forbidding transgender girls from competing on girls sports teams.

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The agency Trump wants to eliminate also has the power to enact his biggest campaign promises
2 weeks, 5 days ago

The agency Trump wants to eliminate also has the power to enact his biggest campaign promises

Politico  

“A lot of conservatives would love a dismantling of the Department of Education,” said Sarah Parshall Perry, former senior counsel in Trump’s first civil rights office. “He’s going to want to show some progress.” Trump’s last civil rights office created a Title IX rule that mandated how schools respond to sexual misconduct and boosted rights for students accused of it. …

Supreme Court leaves LGBTQ+ students without crucial civil rights protections ahead of school year
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court leaves LGBTQ+ students without crucial civil rights protections ahead of school year

Salon  

The Supreme Court's decision to uphold injunctions on the Biden administration's latest education regulations in 10 states and hundreds of schools and university campuses nationwide leaves transgender, pregnant and harassed students without crucial civil rights protections as the new school year approaches, experts told Salon. At a June RAGA summer conference in West Virginia, speakers on a panel concerning Supreme …

U.S. Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold
4 months ago

U.S. Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday kept on hold in roughly half the country new regulations about sex discrimination in education, rejecting a Biden administration request. Most Republican-controlled states have banned gender-affirming health care for transgender minors, and several have adopted policies limiting which school bathrooms trans people can use and barring trans girls from some sports competitions. In April, President …

Supreme Court lets Biden administration sex discrimination rule stay blocked — for now
4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court lets Biden administration sex discrimination rule stay blocked — for now

Raw Story  

The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked federal education regulators from enforcing rules designed to protect transgender students from discrimination over their gender identity. The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene after numerous GOP-led states challenged its new Title IX sex discrimination. A lower court placed a hold on the rule, which clarifies that "sex discrimination" as defined …

Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold in half the country
4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold in half the country

The Independent  

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Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold in half the country
4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold in half the country

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday kept on hold in roughly half the country new regulations about sex discrimination in education, rejecting a Biden administration request. Most Republican-controlled states have banned gender-affirming health care for transgender minors, and several have adopted policies limiting which school bathrooms trans people can use and barring trans girls from some sports competitions. In …

Supreme Court rejects Biden administration’s request to enforce new civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ students
4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court rejects Biden administration’s request to enforce new civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ students

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court on Friday turned down a request from the Biden administration to enforce parts of a new federal rule meant to protect LGBTQ+ and pregnant students from discrimination in 10 states where the rule was put on hold by federal judges. Pointing to provisions of the rule that deal with pregnancy discrimination or preemployment inquiries about …

Supreme Court blocks Biden’s new antidiscrimination rules for transgender students in red states
4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court blocks Biden’s new antidiscrimination rules for transgender students in red states

LA Times  

The Supreme Court has refused to lift court orders in 26 conservative states that blocked Education Department rules extending anti-discrimination protections to transgender students. The Supreme Court said Friday it has turned down an appeal from the Biden administration and refused to lift court orders in 26 conservative states that blocked new Education Department rules extending antidiscrimination protections to transgender …

Days before a Biden rule against anti-LGBTQ+ bias takes effect, judges are narrowing its reach
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Days before a Biden rule against anti-LGBTQ+ bias takes effect, judges are narrowing its reach

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — New federal court rulings are narrowing the Biden administration’s enforcement of a rule for protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination and allowing critics to limit it even further school by school. Sipple’s ruling followed one last week by U.S. District Judge John Broomes in Kansas, who blocked enforcement in that state, Alaska, Utah and Wyoming but also in …

Trans students’ rights suffer another blow as appeals court refuses to lift block on new Title IX protections
5 months ago

Trans students’ rights suffer another blow as appeals court refuses to lift block on new Title IX protections

The Independent  

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Appeals courts are still blocking Biden's efforts to expand LGBTQ+ protections under Title IX
5 months ago

Appeals courts are still blocking Biden's efforts to expand LGBTQ+ protections under Title IX

The Independent  

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Appeals court refuses to lift order blocking rule meant to expand protections for LGBTQ students
5 months ago

Appeals court refuses to lift order blocking rule meant to expand protections for LGBTQ students

Hindustan Times  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to lift a judge's order temporarily blocking the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule meant to expand protections for LGBTQ students. Appeals court refuses to lift order blocking rule meant to expand protections for LGBTQ students The ruling from the 6th U.S. “As we see it, the district court likely …

Judge temporarily blocks Biden administration’s restoration of transgender health protections
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge temporarily blocks Biden administration’s restoration of transgender health protections

Associated Press  

JACKSON, Mississippi — A federal district court judge on Wednesday temporarily halted parts of a nondiscrimination rule that would have kept insurers and medical professionals from denying hormone therapy, gender transition surgeries and similar medical care for transgender people. U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. sided with 15 states that had argued the language the rule was based on — …

Judge's order greatly expands where Biden can't enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge's order greatly expands where Biden can't enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students

The Independent  

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Judge’s order greatly expands where Biden can’t enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge’s order greatly expands where Biden can’t enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Enforcement of a federal rule expanding anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students has been blocked in four states and a patchwork of places elsewhere by a federal judge in Kansas. U.S. District Judge John Broomes suggested in his ruling Tuesday that the Biden administration must now consider whether forcing compliance remains “worth the effort.” Broomes’ decision was the …

Judge’s order restricts enforcement of rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge’s order restricts enforcement of rule protecting LGBTQ+ students

LA Times  

Kansas high school students, family members and advocates rally for LGBTQ+ rights earlier this year in the statehouse in Topeka. Enforcement of a federal rule expanding antidiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students has been blocked in four states and a patchwork of places elsewhere by a federal judge in Kansas. U.S. District Judge John Broomes suggested that the Biden administration must …

Judge blocks Biden trans healthcare discrimination ban from taking effect in early Loper-Bright test
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge blocks Biden trans healthcare discrimination ban from taking effect in early Loper-Bright test

Salon  

A U.S. District Judge in Mississippi has blocked a Biden administration proposal to ban discrimination based on gender identity — including transgender status — among healthcare providers. Citing Loper-Bright v. Raimondo — the Supreme Court decision last week that killed the landmark Chevron Doctrine, a legal principle that gave agencies the power to enact policy not explicitly written into law …

Republicans in 10 states have now used courts to block Biden’s LGBTQ student protections
6 months ago

Republicans in 10 states have now used courts to block Biden’s LGBTQ student protections

Raw Story  

On Monday a U.S. district judge in Kentucky temporarily blocked the Biden administration's new Title IX protections for LGBTQ students in six states, bringing the total number of states the new rules will likely not go into effect August 1 to ten. “The judge’s order makes clear that the U.S. Department of Education’s attempt to redefine ‘sex’ to include ‘gender …

Federal judges are blocking Biden’s plans to protect LGBT+ students
6 months ago

Federal judges are blocking Biden’s plans to protect LGBT+ students

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “However, the final rule may likely cause biological …

Judge blocks Biden's law expanding LGBTQ student protections in 6 more states
6 months ago

Judge blocks Biden's law expanding LGBTQ student protections in 6 more states

Hindustan Times  

The Biden administration's effort to expand protections for LGBTQ students hit another roadblock Monday, when a federal judge in Kentucky temporarily blocked the new Title IX rule in six additional states. A federal judge on Monday, June 17, 2024 temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students in six additional states, dealing another setback …

Biden’s Title IX law expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students is dealt another setback
6 months ago

Biden’s Title IX law expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students is dealt another setback

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Biden administration’s effort to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students hit another roadblock Monday, when a federal judge in Kentucky temporarily blocked the new Title IX rule in six additional states. “The judge’s order makes clear that the U.S. Department of Education’s attempt to redefine ‘sex’ to include ‘gender identity’ is unlawful and beyond the agency’s regulatory …

Biden’s Title IX rule change protecting LGBTQ+ students blocked by judge in 6 more states
6 months, 1 week ago

Biden’s Title IX rule change protecting LGBTQ+ students blocked by judge in 6 more states

LA Times  

Lawmakers listen as parents speak about the prospect of their daughters competing against transgender girls in school sports at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City in 2022. A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students in six additional states, dealing another setback for a policy that has been …

Judge blocks Biden’s Title IX rule in four states, dealing a blow to protections for LGBTQ+ students
6 months, 1 week ago

Judge blocks Biden’s Title IX rule in four states, dealing a blow to protections for LGBTQ+ students

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students has been temporarily blocked in four states after a federal judge in Louisiana found that it overstepped the Education Department’s authority. “The Final Rule applies to sex discrimination in any educational ‘program’ or ‘activity’ receiving Federal financial assistance,” he wrote. “The terms ‘program’ or ‘activity’ are …

Surprise! The Worst Judge in the Country Just Landed Another Appalling Abortion Case.
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Surprise! The Worst Judge in the Country Just Landed Another Appalling Abortion Case.

Slate  

Two professors at the University of Texas at Austin are suing for the right to penalize students who miss class to obtain an abortion out of state. The professors, John Hatfield and Daniel Bonevac, are contesting the Biden administration’s efforts to shield students from retaliation when they obtain reproductive health care, a long-standing guarantee under Title IX. On Saturday’s bonus …

More GOP states challenge federal rules protecting transgender students
7 months, 2 weeks ago

More GOP states challenge federal rules protecting transgender students

Associated Press  

— Seven more Republican-led states sued Tuesday to challenge a new federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation’s schools. The lawsuits filed in federal courts in Missouri and Oklahoma are the latest GOP attempts to halt the new regulation seeking to clarify Title IX, a landmark 1972 sex discrimination law originally passed to …

Arkansas governor says state won’t comply with new federal rules on treatment of trans students
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Arkansas governor says state won’t comply with new federal rules on treatment of trans students

Associated Press  

Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared Thursday that the state won’t comply with a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation’s schools, joining other Republican-led states that are defying the new rules. The regulation finalized last month seeks to clarify Title IX, a landmark 1972 sex discrimination law originally passed to address women’s rights and …

More Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students
7 months, 3 weeks ago

More Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Another six Republican states are piling on to challenge the Biden administration’s newly expanded campus sexual assault rules, saying they overstep the president’s authority and undermine the Title IX anti-discrimination law. The lawsuits are the first to challenge the administration’s new Title IX rules, which expand protections to LGBTQ+ students and add new safeguards for victims of sexual …

Gov. Greg Abbott Says Texas Education Agency Will Ignore Title IX Revisions
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Gov. Greg Abbott Says Texas Education Agency Will Ignore Title IX Revisions

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday directed the state’s education agency to bypass a revised anti-discrimination law from President Joe Biden’s administration set to go into effect on Aug. 1. In a post on social media, Abbott claimed that the revised version of Title IX “tramples” two anti-trans laws in the state — the Save Women’s Sports …

Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students

Associated Press  

Several Republican state attorneys general are challenging a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation’s schools by banning blanket policies that bar transgender students from school bathrooms aligning with their gender, among other provisions. “The central feature of the Final Rule is the Department’s extraordinary move to transform Title IX’s prohibition of discrimination …

Biden’s new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but avoid addressing transgender athletes
8 months ago

Biden’s new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but avoid addressing transgender athletes

Associated Press  

The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new safeguards under rules finalized Friday by the Biden administration. “Sadly, this happens all too often.” Biden’s regulation is meant to clarify schools’ obligations under Title IX, the 1972 sex discrimination law originally passed to address women’s rights. The 1972 law …

New Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but transgender athletes aren’t addressed
8 months ago

New Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but transgender athletes aren’t addressed

LA Times  

Demonstrators advocating for transgender rights and healthcare stand outside of the Ohio Statehouse on Jan. 24, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new safeguards under rules finalized Friday by the Biden administration. “Sadly, this happens all too often.” Biden’s regulation is meant to …

Biden's new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but transgender sports rule still on hold
8 months ago

Biden's new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but transgender sports rule still on hold

New Indian Express  

The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new safeguards under rules finalized Friday by the Biden administration. He had promised to dismantle rules created by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who added new protections for students accused of sexual misconduct. The administration originally planned to include a new …

West Virginia transgender sports ban discriminates against teen athlete, appeals court says
8 months, 1 week ago

West Virginia transgender sports ban discriminates against teen athlete, appeals court says

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s transgender sports ban violates the rights of a teen athlete under Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools, an appeals court ruled Tuesday. “This is a tremendous victory for our client, transgender West Virginians, and the freedom of all youth to play as who they are,” ACLU West Virginia …

Federal appeals court upholds block of Idaho transgender athletes law
1 year, 4 months ago

Federal appeals court upholds block of Idaho transgender athletes law

Associated Press  

A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a decision blocking Idaho’s first-in-the-nation ban on transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a judge’s preliminary injunction against the 2020 law, which would prohibit transgender women and girls from playing on female sports teams The judges ruled that the ban discriminates not just against transgender women but …

Federal judge blocks Biden's directives to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination
2 years, 5 months ago

Federal judge blocks Biden's directives to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination

Salon  

Two new directives put into motion by Biden with the purpose of protecting LGBTQ people from being discriminated against at school and at work have been temporarily blocked by a federal judge. "Defendants' guidance directly interferes with and threatens Plaintiff States' ability to continue enforcing their state laws," U.S. District Judge Charles Atchley Jr. of the Eastern District of Tennessee …

US agencies temporarily barred from enforcing LGBTQ guidance
2 years, 5 months ago

US agencies temporarily barred from enforcing LGBTQ guidance

Associated Press  

A judge in Tennessee has temporarily barred two federal agencies from enforcing directives issued by President Joe Biden’s administration that extended protections for LGBTQ people in schools and workplaces. U.S. District Judge Charles Atchley Jr. in an order on Friday ruled for the 20 state attorneys general who sued last August claiming the Biden administration directives infringe on states’ right …

LGBTQ students would get new protections under Biden plan
2 years, 6 months ago

LGBTQ students would get new protections under Biden plan

Associated Press  

The rights of LGBTQ students would become enshrined in federal law and victims of campus sexual assault would gain new protections under rules proposed by the Biden administration on Thursday. As a presidential candidate, Biden had promised a quick end to DeVos’ rules, saying they would “shame and silence survivors.” In announcing its proposal, Biden’s Education Department said DeVos’ rules …

Biden admin unveils proposed regulation to rewrite rules surrounding sexual misconduct cases in K12 schools and colleges
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden admin unveils proposed regulation to rewrite rules surrounding sexual misconduct cases in K12 schools and colleges

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden administration on Thursday proposed new regulations that would …

Biden administration moves to expand Title IX protections. Here’s what California says
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden administration moves to expand Title IX protections. Here’s what California says

LA Times  

New Title IX proposals by the Biden administration to affirm sexual discrimination protections for transgender students and others would not significantly change existing policies at California universities and colleges, said officials who were assessing Thursday the potential impact on the state. UC’s nondiscrimination statement, for instance, bars bias on the basis of “race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, …

EXPLAINER: Title IX update faces polarized challenges
2 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINER: Title IX update faces polarized challenges

Associated Press  

At least 19 states now either bar or limit participation in sports by transgender athletes, who are at the center of a polarizing, politicized debate, even though only a fraction of them are believed to be among America’s 8.5 million high school and college athletes. A lawsuit filed in Florida argues that the state’s ban on transgender athletes participating in …

EXPLAINER: Title IX update faces polarized challenges
2 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINER: Title IX update faces polarized challenges

The Independent  

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Men, women split on equity gains since Title IX, poll shows
2 years, 6 months ago

Men, women split on equity gains since Title IX, poll shows

Associated Press  

Ask a man about gender equality, and you’re likely to hear the U.S. has made great strides in the 50 years since the landmark anti-discrimination law Title IX was passed. “We’ve fought a lot, we’ve gained a little bit, but we haven’t really gained equality,” said Brenda Theiss, 68, a retired optician in Vinemont, Alabama. “I don’t think people really …

20 states sue over Biden admin school, work LGBT protections
3 years, 3 months ago

20 states sue over Biden admin school, work LGBT protections

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Attorneys general from 20 states sued President Joe Biden’s administration Monday seeking to halt directives that extend federal sex discrimination protections to LGBTQ people, ranging from transgender girls participating in school sports to the use of school and workplace bathrooms that align with a person’s gender identity. The state attorneys general contend that the authority over such …

It Could Take Years For Miguel Cardona To Repeal Betsy DeVos’ Harmful Title IX Policy
4 years ago

It Could Take Years For Miguel Cardona To Repeal Betsy DeVos’ Harmful Title IX Policy

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Miguel Cardona has his work cut out for him. In August, DeVos implemented a new policy guideline for Title IX, the federal civil rights law created to ensure gender equity in education. “The purpose of Title IX was to protect people, especially those who historically have been most vulnerable to discrimination on the basis of sex,” said …

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