A federal judge in Kentucky has struck down the Biden Administration’s expansion of Title IX, the 1972 law that forbids discrimination based on sex. The new rules that would have also prohibited discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation. The judge in the case ruled the new regulations overstepped the president’s authority.
President-elect Donald Trump previously promised to end the rules “on day one” and made anti-transgender themes a centerpiece of his campaign. https://t.co/pEL1xwoThK
— NBC Out (@NBCOUT) January 9, 2025
Via AP News:
In a decision issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves scrapped the entire 1,500-page regulation after deciding it was “fatally” tainted by legal shortcomings. The rule had already been halted in 26 states after a wave of legal challenges by Republican states.
President-elect Donald Trump, whose inauguration is days away, previously promised to end the rules “on day one” and made anti-transgender themes a centerpiece of his campaign.
The decision came in response to a lawsuit filed by Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia.
Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of LGBTQ-advocacy group GLAAD, issued a statement saying, in part, “Protections for the most vulnerable students make the entire school safer and stronger for everyone.”
What happened to “protect the children?”
Judge scraps Biden’s Title IX rules, reversing expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ studentshttps://t.co/Vdzq4UIjQQ — ᒪᗩᑎᑕᗴ ️ (@LanceUSA70) January 9, 2025
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