
New Title IX Rule on Gender Identity Now Blocked in 21 States
Published on July 26, 2024
A federal judge has blocked new Title IX regulations in another six states, bringing the total number of states in which the U.S. Department of Education won’t be able to enforce the changes to 21. The six new states are Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, and South Dakota. In his July 24 decision, U.S. District Judge Rodney Sippel of the Eastern District of Missouri granted a preliminary injunction to the states, finding that they have a “fair chance of prevailing” on their claims that the Education Department exceeded its authority in its attempt to expand the scope of the anti-discrimination law....
