Biden's Title IX Rule Goes Into Effect in 24 States as Legal Challenges ContinueThe regulations, which broaden sex discrimination to include gender identity and sexual orientation, remain blocked by lawsuits across much of the country.
Link to Full ArticleThe New York Times - Zach Montague, Reporting from Washington
Aug. 1, 2024
Biden administration Title IX regulations that strengthen protections for L.G.B.T.Q. students went into effect in 24 states on Thursday, but the rule remains blocked in the rest of the country because of legal challenges.
The new regulations broaden the scope of Title IX, the landmark 1972 law that prohibits discrimination based on sex in institutions that receive federal funding. They extend the law's reach to include discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, as well as unequal treatment of pregnant students, significantly expanding the scope of complaints schools must investigate.
Republican attorneys general have challenged the regulations in 10 lawsuits, preventing them from taking effect in 26 states.
Last week, the Biden administration asked the Supreme Court to resolve the confusing legal landscape by allowing provisions that were not challenged to take effect while it appeals decisions blocking the rule, but the court has not yet agreed to weigh in.
The rule sidestepped one of the most contentious topics in educational policy by not mandating whether transgender athletes must be allowed on sex-separated sports teams.----------
Hopefully, the courts will start knocking down the blocking lawsuits, and/or the Supreme Court will weigh in with a definitive and clear decision to put an end to this nonsense.
