Federal judge strikes down Biden administration’s Title IX rule nationwide
Natalie Schwartz
January 9, 2025
The ruling vacates regulations that had enshrined protections for the first time for LGBTQI+ students and employees.
A federal judge on Thursday struck down the Biden administration’s Title IX rule nationwide, declaring that the regulations violated the Constitution.
The rule, released last April, offered protections for the first time for LGBTQI+ students and employees at federally funded schools and colleges, including by prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
But the rule quickly drew legal challenges. Courts blocked the regulations from taking effect in at least 26 states before Thursday’s decision vacated the rule altogether.
President-elect Donald Trump had also criticized the rule, vowing to end the regulations’ protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity on “day one” of his second presidential term.
