TITLE IX
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
Title IX Related Legal Activity:
Total number of states with active injunctions: 26 (last updated July 31, 2024)
Western Louisiana District Court/5th Circuit Court of Appeals
State of Louisiana et al. v US Department of Education
Case #: 3:24-CV-00563
Eastern Kentucky District Court/6th Circuit Court of Appeals
State of Tennessee et al. v. Cardona
Case #: 2:24-cv-00072
Eastern Missouri District Court
The State of Arkansas et al. v. US Department of Education
Case #: 4:24 CV 636 RWS
State of Alabama et al. v Cardona
Case #: No. 24-12444
District Court of Kansas
State of Kansas et al. v. US Department of Education
Case #: 5:24-cv-04041
Northern Texas District
State of TX v Cardona, State of TX v United States of America:
Case #: 4:23-cv-00604; 2:24-cv-00086
Docket: State of TX v Cardona State of TX v USA Highlighted Filings
Caroll ISD v US Department of Education
Case #: No. 4:24-cv-00461-O
Western Oklahoma District Court
State of Oklahoma v. Cardona
Case #: 5:24-cv-00461
Counter Title IX Complaints, Lawsuits, and Other Activities
GLSEN Calls for Enhanced Funding to Enforce Title IX Protections
LGBTQ+ Advocacy Organizations Urge Schools to Implement Updated Title IX Regulations:
LGBTQ+ Advocacy Organizations’ Title IX Letter
Related Coverage and Other Legal Developments
Federal appeals court upholds Title IX exemption for religious schools (Hunter v. U.S. Department of Education); Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion
Unpacking the Title IX Chaos: Are Single-Sex Spaces Allowed?
Women's groups, scholars, 20 states unite against Biden-Harris Title IX overreach
Federal judge in Texas expands ruling that blocks Biden administration protections of LGBTQ students
Nearly 700 More Colleges Don’t Have to Comply With New Title IX Rule
Appeals court blocks Title IX rule, reversing Alabama federal judge:
Oklahoma court blocks Biden's Title IX rule change, cites privacy concerns:
How Biden’s Title IX Reform Became a Legal Morass
Oklahoma won't have to enact new Title IX LGBTQ+ protections for now:
Biden administration batting zero as judge blocks Title IX rewrite in another six states
Biden Administration asks Supreme Court to allow partial Title IX rule enforcement where blocked (For the DOJ filings, please see: Department of Justice’s Application for a Partial Stay of Injunction—Western District of Louisiana and Department of Justice’s Application for a Partial Stay of Injunction-Eastern District of Kentucky)
How end of Chevron deference could hurt Biden Title IX overhaul
What the Supreme Court’s Chevron Decision Could Mean for Biden’s Title IX Rule
Oklahoma State Superintendent, Attorney General Challenge New Title IX Rules with Lawsuits
University of Texas professors sue Biden administration over Title IX abortion rule
$30M Title IX Lawsuit Filed Against Loudoun School Board
Independent Women's Forum Files Landmark Lawsuit Against Biden's Illegal Title IX Rewrite
Louisiana sues over new Title IX rules
WV female athlete, Christian teachers join lawsuit against Biden admin's attempted Title IX rewrite
Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina Complaint Against U.S. Department of Education
NCAA Violated Title IX by Allowing Men to Compete in Women’s Athletics, Lawsuit Charges
15-year-old student suing Biden admin after trans teammate allegedly made rape threats
Arkansas, Missouri sue over Biden admin expansion of LGBTQ+ student protections
'Riddled with flaws':OK AG sues Biden Administration over new Title IX rules, OSDE seeks to sue too
Missouri AG sues to stop Biden's Title IX rewrite on gender spaces
Tennessee, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, Indiana file suit challenging new Title IX rules
State and Women's Groups Sue Biden Over Title IX Revamp
Oklahoma Part of Pushback on Biden Title IX Rewrite
Relevant SOGI Polling Data
More Say Birth Gender Should Dictate Sports Participation
June 2024 Pew Research Report on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Among US Voters
June 2024 Gallop Data: Slim Majority of U.S. Adults Still Say Changing Gender Is Morally Wrong
The impact of Title IX on Abortion
Biden’s Title IX Rule Change Would Redefine Pregnancy to Include Abortion
Title IX changes may force professors to be ‘complicit’ in abortion: lawsuit
In new lawsuit, two UT Austin professors say they won't excuse absences for abortion patients
Title IX Could Empower Campus Health Clinics To Defy States’ Pro-Life Laws
Education Department reinforces Title IX protections for abortion and pregnancy
Department of Education Title IX Abortion Resource
Biden’s OCR Warns Schools to Not Discriminate Against Students and Employees Seeking Abortions
Colleges Must Protect Students Who Seek Abortions, Education Department Says
TITLE IX AND THE HHS GENDER IDENTITY RULE
Courts Defend Title IX from Department of Health and Human Services
HHS Finalizes Rule Addressing Section 1557 of the ACA’s Incorporation of Title IX
HHS Rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities (finalized 5/6/2024; implemented 7/5/2024)
Strengthening Nondiscrimination Protections and Advancing Civil Rights in Health Care
through Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act: HHS Official Fact Sheet
Federal judge in Mississippi blocks HHS use of broadened Biden Admin. Title IX rule
HHS’s Proposed Nondiscrimination Regulations Impose Transgender Mandate in Health Care
Federal Court Block’s Title IX Expansion to Include Gender Identity in Texas and Montana
Florida lawsuit claims new HHS rule clashes with state law on gender-affirming care
Federal judge cites SCOTUS Chevron ruling when halting HHS rule on gender identity discrimination
Biden Admin’s Latest Health Rule Could Be ‘Backdoor’ To Force Doctors To Perform Child Sex Changes
AGAINST THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Texas and Montana Title IX/HHS Complaint
Florida Title IX/HHS Complaint
National Developments
Federal Appeals Court Blocks Title IX Gender Rules in 4 States
Supreme Court maintains block on entirety of Biden administration's new Title IX rule
Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold in half the country
Justice Gorsuch Sides With Democrat Appointees in New Supreme Court Ruling
GOP lawmakers push NCAA to ban trans athletes in women’s sports Senate HELP Committee Press Release; Copy of Letter
These are your rights on Title IX: Campus due process after the Biden-Harris overhaul
Biden’s Title IX Rule Takes Effect Amid a Confusing Legal Landscape
Biden’s Radical Title IX Rewrite Goes Into Effect, but Blocked in 26 States
Biden’s Illegal Title IX Rule Is Set for Enforcement. The School Year Is Going to Be Complicated.
Block on Biden Trans Rights Rule Upheld by Two Appeals Courts
Nearly 700 schools across US could be under Title IX injunction
Activist organizations seek to block Title IX rule in over 400 schools nationwide
Federal judge blocks final Title IX rule in four more states
GOP plan to reverse final Title IX rule passes U.S. House, but Biden says he'd veto
Federal judge temporarily blocks new Title IX rule from taking effect in Texas
Title IX athletics rule delayed yet again (7/9/2024)
The Congressional Review Act (CRA): A Brief Overview
Biden threatens to veto House disapproval of Title IX transgender rule
House to take up Trump election integrity push and Biden Title IX transgender rule
Cassidy Chevron Letter to Department of Education
House Speaker Mike Johnson leads panel discussion on Title IX, women's sports
Education Department to appeal Title IX injunction to 5th Circuit;
6/24/2024 Defendants Notice of Appeal
Sens. Scott, Hyde-Smith, Cassidy Introduce Measure to Stop Biden's Radical Title IX Changes
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Testifies Before The House Appropriations Committee on Title IX
'You're refusing To Anser: Andrew Clyde Ruthlessly Grills Education Sec. Miguel Cardona
Cindy Hyde-Smith And Miguel Cardona Clash Over Gender Identity And Title IX Policies
Rep. Mary Miller Discusses Sec. Cardona’s Testimony on Biden Admin’s Rewrite of Title IX
Education Secretary Cardona testifies before House committee on Title IX (May 2024)
Rep. Mary Miller's Joint Resolution on Biden's Title IX Rule Changes (H.J. Res 165)
Representative Mary Miller Introduces Legislation to Reverse Biden's Title IX Rule
Title IX changes will cost $98,505,145 in first year
Average Cost to Settle Title IX Lawsuit is $350,000 with some settlements reaching $1 million
Biden’s Title IX Rule Change Would Redefine Pregnancy to Inlcude Abortion
Biden’s Title IX regime absolutely affects sports
Education Secretary Cardona Says Title IX Is Not Just for Women
More Say Birth Gender Should Dictate Sports Participation
Catholic universities grapple with new Title IX rules on gender
Why Conservatives Want New Title IX Rules Blocked
The Biden Administration Has Redefined ‘Sex.’ What Does That Mean for Schools?
Republicans miss opportunity to press Cardona on Title IX overhaul by focusing on sports
Rep. Mary Miller: Joe Biden's Title IX Rule Discriminates Against Women and Girls
College athletes on brink of getting $2.8 billion, revenue-sharing model in House v. NCAA settlement
Other States:
Ohio:
New Ohio Senate resolution asks feds not to include sexual orientation, gender identity in Title IX
Ohio lawmakers challenge Title IX rules
Ohio Concurrent Resolution 11: Urge excluding sexual orientation, gender identity from Title IX
Here are the states refusing to comply with Biden's newest Title IX rules
Tennessee:
Appeals court upholds block on expanding Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students
Appeals court upholds block on expanding Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students
Judge blocks Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students in Tennessee, five other states
Tennessee sues feds over new Title IX protections for transgender students
Senator Blackburn Letter on Title IX Changes
North Carolina:
Elon University copes with Title IX injunction
Federal judge limits Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students, 8 New Hanover Schools exempt
Wake school board approves changes to match new Title IX rules
Pronoun police? Wake County schools adopt Biden’s new Title IX gender language policies
Connecticut:
CT LGBTQ+ groups issue ‘best practices’ for Title IX expansion
Louisiana:
Louisiana school board seeking to block new Title IX rules
Louisiana School Board Takes On Biden Admin Over Radical Title IX Rule Changes
Rapides Parish School Board v. US Dept of Education (Louisiana)
Oregon:
Pennsylvania:
Here’s what to know about the new Title IX regulations in Pennsylvania
Drexel barred from implementing 2024 Title IX regulations
Warwick PA school board plans vote to add religious rights law firm, citing Title IX concerns
Letter from Montana Superintendent ordering school districts not to comply with Title IX rule change
Nebraska governor says state ‘will not comply’ with new Title IX rules
Title IX case begins against Hanover School Board for banning transgender student from athletics
Fairfax County’s school district leadership ignores parents on Title IX revisions
Henrico School Board to vote on changes to Title IX, technology policies
Arkansas among 20 states to challenge Title IX rule changes
Sarah Huckabee Sanders orders state to ignore new Title IX rules
U.S. District Court blocks Biden Administration Title IX rule change in Oklahoma:
Oklahoma AG Drummond applauds federal court ruling against Title IX changes
Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Title IX Letter
Women's Bill of Rights Signed into Law
Title IX Revisions Prompt Action to Protect Oklahoma's Children
West Virginia Male Athlete Defeated Females Over 700 Times in Track Events
Court ruling blocks new Title IX rules in dozens of SC schools
AG: Court ruling temporarily blocks Title IX changes at some SC schools
South Carolina Attorney General Addresses Title IX Changes:
South Carolina Department of Education Title IX Memo to Districts
South Carolina superintendent says schools should ignore new Title IX protections for trans students
Court blocks Title IX change in South Carolina for now, AG Wilson says
Closer look at Title IX rule change as lawsuit is heard in Lexington
Federal judge hears arguments in Title IX lawsuit in Lexington
Cox Signs Bill Blocking Utah’s Compliance with New Title IX Regulations
Eastmont WIAA amendment that proposes third division for transgender athletes gains support
‘Washington parent group filing federal challenge to Biden Title IX changes
Moses Lake School District: Transgender sports policies in Washington 'not working'
New school year brings changes for WA schools under Biden Title IX Final Rule
‘Try harder at what, being a boy?’: Kennewick School Board defends Title IX
Washington State Parents’ Groups Complaint
Somerset School Board wades into gender debate as new Title IX standards loom
Catholic schools in archdiocese have broad exemption to Title IX changes
Arizona:
GLSEN urges school districts to adopt updated Title IX
GLSEN Arizona Title IX Call to Action
Superintendent Tom Horne advises schools to consult lawyers before adopting new Title IX changes
Alabama:
State Rep. Susan DuBose: Alabama is leading the fight against Biden’s ‘egregious’ Title IX change
Tuberville, Britt call Olympic boxer a man, link controversy to Kamala Harris ‘attacks on Title IX’:
KANSAS:
Kansas org refuses to provide agenda for upcoming Title IX workshop
Recording of Oshkosh school board meeting grabs attention over Title IX discussion
Janesville School Board approves new Title IX policy with LGBTQIA+, pregnancy protections
Oshkosh School Board Title IX decision could lose district millions
New Title IX policy at Pulaski schools: The process and controversy leading the decision
BREAKING: American University to continue following 2020 Title IX regulations
Maine:
UMaine vows to uphold all students’ rights as Title IX ruling throws wrench in process
Michigan:
Houghton Lake superintendent shuts down rumors of co-ed bathrooms, other changes