Federal judge temporarily blocks new Title IX rule from taking effect in Texas
Natalie Schwartz
July 15, 2024
The new regulations, which include protections for LGBTQI+ students, have been put on pause in at least 15 states.
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A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule from taking effect in Texas, making it one of at least 15 states where the courts have put the regulations on pause.
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The U.S. Department of Education’s rule — which is just shy of three months old — expands Title IX’s protections to LGBTQI+ students and employees. It also reverses several Trump-era regulations, such as no longer mandating live hearings in sexual misconduct cases.
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Texas sued the Education Department in April, arguing that the rule’s provisions violate federal law. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee, agreed in his 32-page opinion on July 11, writing that the state will likely prevail in its lawsuit.
