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Judge blocks Biden’s Title IX rule in four states, dealing a blow to protections for LGBTQ+ students | AP News

By Thomas A. Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) The Biden administration s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students has been temporarily blocked in four states after a federal judge in Louisiana found that it overstepped the Education Department s authority.

In a preliminary injunction granted Thursday, U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty called the new rule an abuse of power and a threat to democracy. His order blocks the rule in Louisiana, which filed a challenge to the rule in April, and in Mississippi, Montana and Idaho, which joined the suit.

The Education Department defended the rule and said it s reviewing the judge s order.

The Department stands by the final Title IX regulations released in April 2024, and we will continue to fight for every student, the agency said in a statement.

via apnews.com

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