A federal choose in Kentucky blocked the Biden administration’s try and redefine intercourse in Title IX as “gender identity,” putting down the change nationwide.
The U.S. District Courtroom Jap District of Kentucky Northern Division made the ruling in Cardona v. Tennessee on Thursday.
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“Another massive win for TN and the country!” Tennessee Legal professional Basic Jonathan Skrmetti mentioned in a put up on X. “This morning, a federal court ruled in our favor and vacated the Biden admin’s radical new Title IX rule nationwide.
“The court docket’s order is resounding victory for the safety of ladies’ privateness in locker rooms and showers, and for the liberty to talk biologically-accurate pronouns.”
The ruling came months after the Supreme Court rejected the Biden administration’s emergency request to enforce portions of a new rule that would have included protections from discrimination for transgender students under Title IX.
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The sweeping rule was issued in April and clarified that Title IX’s ban on “intercourse” discrimination in schools covers discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation and “being pregnant or associated circumstances.”
The rule took effect Aug. 1, and, for the first time, the law stated that discrimination based on sex includes conduct related to a person’s gender identity.
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It led to more than two dozen attorneys general suing over the rule, arguing it would conflict with some of their state laws that block transgender students from participating in women’s sports.
“When Title IX is considered in its entirety, it’s abundantly clear that discrimination on the premise of intercourse means discrimination on the premise of being a male or feminine,” the court’s opinion read. “As this Courtroom and others have defined, increasing the that means of ‘on the basis of sex’ to incorporate ‘gender identity’ turns Title IX on its head.
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“While Title IX sought to level the playing field between men and women, it is rife with exceptions that allow males and females to be separated based on the enduring physical differences between the sexes.”
The choice got here as Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., is ready to push the Safety of Girls and Ladies in Sports activities Act to the Senate Flooring.
A procedural vote on it can occur on Friday.
Fox Information’ Chad Pergram contributed to this report.
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