The federal judge blocked The Biden administration is trying to rewrite Title IX to mean “sex” includes all “gender identities,” but Republicans and conservatives want to allow biological men to use women's restrooms and locker rooms. claims to have done so.
Chief U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves in Lexington, Kentucky, on Thursday expanded the definition of “gender” to allow the Department of Education to file discrimination claims and allow people to use restrooms based on their “gender.” The court ruled that the government overstepped its constitutional authority by issuing regulations to do so. Identity. “
“As this court and others have explained, expanding the meaning of 'based on gender' to include 'gender identity' fundamentally undermines Title IX,” Reeves wrote. Ta.
Reeves said there were also First Amendment concerns when implementing the rule, saying it would force people who choose an alternative gender identity to use other pronouns. .
“Congress is [Education] Department authority to issue rules, regulations, and orders to implement Title IX's sex discrimination prohibitions consistent with the purposes of the Act. “However, the Department exceeded its authority in issuing the final rule, and the text of Title IX shows why.”
“Simply put, there is nothing in the language or legal design of Title IX that suggests that discrimination “on the basis of sex'' means anything other than what it has been since Title IX's creation. Recipients of federal funds under Title IX must not treat a woman “as a person worse off than other similarly situated individuals based on that person's gender, male or female.” ” he added.
Mr. Reeves, who was appointed by former President George W. Bush, ruled that the provision, which was challenged by more than a dozen Republican-led states, was completely unconstitutional, but the overall rule does not include any provisions to handle sexual harassment and assault claims. Other protections were also included.
Republican attorneys general in Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee said the rule, which was first introduced last April and took effect in August, is a title already in place for men and women. They argued that this would undermine the equal opportunity protection of IX.
“Another big win for Tennessee and the country!” State Volunteer AG Jonathan Scrumetti exclaimed Thursday at the X. “The court's order is a major victory for the protection of girls' privacy in locker rooms and showers and their freedom to speak biologically accurate pronouns.”
In December, the Education Department had already reversed another rule that would have allowed transgender athletes to play on teams of their choice.
In 2020, the Supreme Court ruled in Bostock v. Clayton County that employees may not be discriminated against on the basis of “sex,” including “gender identity,” which is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It was applicable only to
“It is clear that the Biden-Harris Administration has completely lost its way regarding Title IX. They betrayed the original intent of Title IX by removing long-standing protections that have ensured equity for women and girls. I'm glad this harmful regulation has been overturned,” said Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. “With President Trump and a Republican majority in Congress, we will ensure women and girls have every opportunity to succeed in the field and in the classroom.”
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to stop the “transgender madness” and make it the “official policy” of his second administration to recognize only two genders: male and female.
The 78-year-old president told supporters at America Fest 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona last month: “With the stroke of my pen on day one, I will stop the trans madness.”
“I'm signing an executive order to end child sexual mutilation and ban transgender people from the military, from elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools,” he said, drawing cheers from the crowd.
Education Department officials did not respond to requests for comment.
