Federal court halts Biden’s Title IX rule in four new states

A federal court in Kansas on Tuesday blocked the Biden administration’s Title IX rules from taking effect in four states, becoming the latest court to block the controversial new rules from taking effect in August.

The new Education Department rules expanded the definition of sex discrimination to include gender identity and pregnancy, and banned single-sex restrooms and locker rooms. They also required schools to use pronouns based on a student’s preferred gender identity. The new rules have been put on hold in 14 states since Tuesday.

Federal Judge John Broomes ruled in favor of attorneys general in Kansas, Alaska, Utah and Wyoming, saying Title IX is intended to protect biological women from educational discrimination.

“The legislative history (of Title IX) supports the finding that the term ‘sex’ refers to biological sex,” Broomes wrote in his ruling. “One of the primary purposes of the Act was to eradicate discrimination against women in education. The legislative history shows that Congress was concerned about the unequal treatment of men and women in admissions, scholarships, and athletics.”

The injunction suit was also filed on behalf of three private organizations: Moms for Liberty, Young America’s Foundation and Female Athletes United. The injunction would also ban the new policy at schools attended by Young America’s Foundation members and children of Moms for Liberty members in all 50 states.

“Gender ideology has no place in public schools, and we are pleased that the courts made the right decision to support parental rights,” Moms for Liberty founders Tiffany Justice and Tina Descovich said in a statement shared with Just The News. “We will always defend parental rights and protect children.

“All parents must have a voice, and their right to raise their own children is part of the very fabric of a free America. The federal government has no right to claim our children as its own or to push parents out of the classroom.”

According to NBC News affiliate KSNT, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach celebrated the legal victory in a statement.

“We’ve had a lot of victories in court, but this is the biggest victory for me,” Kobach said. “(It) protects girls and women across the country from having their privacy rights and safety rights violated in bathrooms and locker rooms and from having their free speech violated if they say there are only two genders.”

So far, the legislation has also been blocked in Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana and Idaho.

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