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The 2024 Title IX rule that named sexual orientation and gender identity for the first time is formally gone as of September 29, replaced by the 2020 Trump-era text, with no public comment period. What it means for LGBTQ+ students, and what still protects them.
U.S. District Judge Cynthia Valenzuela dismissed the Justice Department's lawsuit against California's transgender sports policies, finding the state never got proper notice it risked its federal education funding.
A federal judge sided with the Trump administration on most of Minnesota's Title IX challenge, but let a funding-conditions claim move forward that could decide whether billions in federal education dollars can be used to force states to change transgender athletics policy.
In a 6–3 ruling on June 30, the Court upheld West Virginia and Idaho's bans on transgender girls in school sports. Kavanaugh wrote the majority. The reasoning matters as much as the result.
The Court heard arguments in West Virginia v. BPJ and Little v. Hecox back in January. Decisions are expected by late June — and they will reach far beyond two athletes.
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights launched a Title IX investigation on May 4 into Smith's admissions policy, which has welcomed transgender women since 2015. The complaint was filed by a conservative legal group after the college honored Adm. Rachel Levine.
The Justice Department announced on May 1 that it is investigating whether dozens of Illinois public school districts taught what it calls 'sexual orientation and gender ideology' content without parental opt-outs. Governor JB Pritzker called it a 'sham investigation.'
The Minnesota powerlifter and USA Powerlifting reached a settlement on April 28, six months after the state Supreme Court ruled the federation's trans-exclusion policy was illegal discrimination.
A federal appeals court upheld Minnesota's policy allowing transgender students to play on teams matching their gender identity, and made the broader point that Trump's anti-trans executive orders don't override state law.
