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01/10/2025

Judge Scraps President Biden’s Title IX Rules

The decision reverses the expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ students

The Biden administration's Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found they overstepped the president's authority.

In a decision issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Danny 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 "Day 1" and made anti-transgender themes a vitriolic centerpiece of his campaign.

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