Judge scraps Biden's Title IX rules, reversing expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ students [View all]
Source: AP
By COLLIN BINKLEY
Updated 12:31 PM CST, January 9, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) The Biden administrations Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found they overstepped the presidents authority.
In a decision issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves scrapped the entire 1,500-page regulation after deciding it was fatally tainted by legal shortcomings. The rule had already been halted in 26 states after a wave of legal challenges by Republican states.
President-elect Donald Trump previously promised to end the rules on day one and made anti-transgender themes a centerpiece of his campaign.
The decision came in response to a lawsuit filed by Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia.
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