Federal Court Vacates Biden Regime’s Radical and Unconstitutional Rewrite of Title IX

A federal court in Kentucky on Thursday vacated the Biden regime’s radical and unconstitutional rewrite of Title IX.

The Department of Education regulatory requirements would have forced educational programs that receive federal money to accept transgender ideology.

Congress enacted Title IX in 1972, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any educational program that receives federal money, including K-12 schools, colleges, and universities. Biden’s rewrite forced educational programs to allow gender-confused males to enter female-only spaces and join female-only organizations. And if schools ignored these requirements in an attempt to protect women’s rights, the federal government would have revoked their funding.

“It is abundantly clear that discrimination on the basis of sex means discrimination on the basis of being a male or female,” the United States District Court Eastern District of Kentucky stated in its decision. “Expanding the meaning of ‘on the basis of sex’ to include “gender identity” turns Title IX on its head.”

Biden’s Title IX rewrite also provided a new definition of sexual harassment, eliminated the mandate for live hearings with cross-examination as part of campus disciplinary processes for resolving sexual assault, and clarified protections against discrimination based on sexual preferences, gender identity, pregnancy, and parenting status.

A coalition of six states (Tennessee, West Virginia’s, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and Virginia) filed suit against the Biden regime’s novel Title IX rules, arguing that they forced schools and universities to allow biological males in female spaces. Other state coalitions filed similar challenges in the jurisdictions of other federal circuit courts of appeal.

“I’m pleased to announce that, at the urging of Virginia and 5 other States, a federal court has vacated the Biden Administration’s unlawful Title IX rewrite on a NATIONWIDE basis,” Virginia  Attorney General Jason Miyares posted on X. “All of America is now safe from Biden’s attempt to undermine half a century of landmark protections for women.”

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti also celebrated the decision on X.

“Another massive win for TN and the country!” Skrmetti wrote. “The court’s order is resounding victory for the protection of girls’ privacy in locker rooms and showers, and for the freedom to speak biologically-accurate pronouns.”

“Huge win for girls and women everywhere!!!” said former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines on X.  “This morning, a federal court ruled in favor of reality. Biden’s Title IX rewrite has been vacated nationwide. Common sense is slowly returning. Thank you, @AGTennessee.”