Court Blocks Biden’s Title IX Rewrite with Preliminary Injunction in 6 States
A Kentucky court has temporarily halted the implementation of the Biden administration’s recent changes to Title IX in six states: Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Ohio, West Virginia, and Indiana. The preliminary injunction prevents the U.S. Department of Education from enforcing regulations that include protections for transgender-identifying individuals. These changes were challenged by state officials who argued they were an overreach of federal power and infringed on states’ rights.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti described the court’s decision as a “big win” for constitutional governance, emphasizing the importance of the separation of powers and the role of elected representatives in law-making. The blocked regulations, set to be effective from August 1, would have required schools to allow access to facilities based on gender identity and to enforce the use of preferred pronouns, both measures contested by the plaintiffs.
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares and Governor also expressed their approval of the injunction, criticizing the Biden administration’s actions as an unlawful extension of federal authority and a threat to women’s rights established since Title IX’s inception in 1972. They argued that the rule should not have been issued, claiming it compromises long-standing protections under Title IX, violates the First Amendment, and disregards the legislative process.
A Kentucky court issued a preliminary injunction on the Biden administration’s rewrite of Title IX, putting a temporary stop to it in six states, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Ohio, West Virginia, and Indiana.
In the district court conclusion it said the U.S. Department of Education will be restrained from “implementing, enacting, enforcing, or taking any action in any manner to enforce” the new regulations in those six states, Outkick noted. Biden’s recent rewrite of Title IX includes protection for transgender-identifying people — a policy that was originally enacted in 1972 to protect women and girls.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti released a statement about the decision, calling it a “big win.”
“This is a big win for the Constitution and the people of Tennessee,” the statement read. “We fought hard to protect our constitutional separation of powers, which ensures that the people through their elected representatives are the only authority that can make new laws.”
.@AGTennessee Jonathan Skrmetti Releases Statement as Federal Judge Blocks Biden Administration’s Attempt to Replace Title IX Language with Social Change Agenda:
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— TN Attorney General (@AGTennessee) June 18, 2024
“If the rule we stopped had been allowed to go into effect on August 1 as scheduled, Tennessee schools and universities would have to let boys into girls’ locker rooms and other private spaces,” the statement added. “If the rule went into effect, our schools would have to punish teachers and students who declined to use someone’s preferred pronouns.”
“These are profound changes to the law that the American people never agreed to,” the statement concluded. “This rule was a huge overreach by federal bureaucrats, and the Court was right to stop it.”
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares took to X on Monday, celebrating the injunction on what he called the “unlawful” move by the Biden administration.
“I’m pleased to announce that a court has stopped the Biden Administration’s unlawful Title IX regulations from going into effect in Virginia,” Miyares wrote.
“The Biden Administration’s latest power grab would jeopardize half a century of landmark protections for women, violate the First Amendment, and ignore the clear text of the Title IX law passed by Congress,” he added. “The rule should have never been issued in the first place.”
Virginia Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin praised Miyares for leading the charge.
“Virginians saw the rewriting of Title IX for what it was — an attempt to leverage federal tax dollars to impose a harmful agenda on parents and families,” Youngkin wrote. “I applaud [JasonMiyaresVA[JasonMiyaresVA]for leading the charge and confronting the Biden administration’s obvious executive overreach.”
Former collegiate swimmer and outspoken activist for female sports Riley Gaines posted about the court’s conclusion and wrote, “Great news! Biden’s illegal rewrite of Title IX won’t go into effect in TN, KY, VA, WV, OH, & IN.”
“A federal court granted an injunction for the Title IX lawsuit filed by mentioned states,” Gaines added. “This is a huge win. The gender ideology house of cards is falling fast.”
The Biden administration’s provision “clarifies that sex discrimination includes discrimination based on sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity.”
The revision will force any K-12 school or higher education institution receiving federal funding to allow boys who identify as girls to use girls’ bathrooms, locker rooms, and housing accommodations, while allowing girls who identify as boys to use boys’ facilities.
Related: Judge Blocks Biden’s Transgender Title IX Rules In 4 States
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