Federal Judge Blocks Title IX Rule in Four States
Katherine Knott
June 14, 2024
Finding that four states are likely to succeed in their lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s new Title IX regulations, a federal judge issued a temporary injunction Thursday that prevents the rule from taking effect in Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana and Idaho.
The lawsuit is one of at least seven that are seeking to block the Biden administration’s Title IX changes. Chief U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty, in the Western District of Louisiana, is the first to weigh in on those legal challenges. He wrote that the Education Department didn’t have the authority to enact the changes. The Biden administration can appeal the order to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit—a notoriously conservative panel that has blocked a number of federal rule changes.
“This case demonstrates the abuse of power by executive federal agencies in the rulemaking process,” he wrote. “The separation of powers and system of checks and balances exist in this country for a reason.”
