Summary
The state of Kansas, along with three other states, and private groups of parents, students, and female athletes, are challenging the Biden administration for attempting to rewrite Title IX to include “gender identity” in the federal definition of “sex.”
Case Timeline
- May 2024: ADF attorneys filed a lawsuit on behalf of Katie Rowland and a group of female athletes as co-plaintiffs with Kansas, Utah, Wyoming, and Alaska to defend women and girls from the Biden administration’s harmful new Title IX rules.
- July 2024: A federal district court ruled to immediately halt the Biden administration’s attempted rewrite of Title IX while the lawsuit moves forward. The Biden administration later appealed that decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.
- October 2024: ADF attorneys filed a brief with the 10th Circuit urging the court to reject the Biden administration’s illegal attempted rewrite of Title IX.
- January 2025: A district court in State of Tennessee v. Cardona blocked the Biden administration’s attempted rewrite of Title IX nationwide.
Case Profile
Rachel Rouleau
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Commentary
Biden turns Title IX into a weapon against women and girls
Kristen Waggoner
May 20, 2024