Trump DOJ sues California over trans athlete policies
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California Governor Newsom clarified he's not named in DOJ lawsuit over trans athletes in girls sports, defending the state's 2013 law on gender identity.
The federal lawsuit includes the Oregon School Activities Association, governor Tina Kotek and three school districts.
Since 2020, 18 states have enacted laws banning transgender athletes from playing on sports teams aligned with their gender identity—laws that were not in place when the Obama-era Title IX ...
A version of this article appeared in the May 03, 2023 edition of Education Week as Proposed Title IX Rule on Trans Athletes Poses Legal Challenge for Athletic Directors. Most Popular Stories.
On Thursday, a federal appellate court heard arguments concerning the rights of transgender student-athletes. But unlike most other legal challenges of this kind, the plaintiffs aren’t trans ...