Biden rule adding ‘gender identity’ to Title IX limps into effect after going 0 for 26 against state
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The Biden administration's ambitious Title IX overhaul went into effect Thursday not with a bang but a whimper, blocked in all 26 states that challenged the final rule adding "gender identity" to the law banning sex discrimination in education.
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A federal judge shot down an effort Tuesday from four Southern states to immediately block the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule from taking effect, finding that Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina failed to show that they would be successful in their legal challenge.
The Biden administration's ambitious Title IX overhaul went into effect Thursday not with a bang but a whimper, blocked in all 26 states that challenged the final rule adding "gender identity" to the law banning sex discrimination in education.
The regulations, which broaden sex discrimination to include gender identity and sexual orientation, remain blocked by lawsuits across much of the country.
A spate of lawsuits and court injunctions has complicated colleges’ efforts to comply with the Biden administration’s overhaul of the 52-year-old law, leaving Title IX coordinators frustrated and uncertain about how to move forward.
