The Trump administration sued California on July 9, alleging that it violated Title IX of the Civil Rights Act by allowing boys to compete in girls’ athletics and use female locker rooms.
“The Justice Department will not stand for policies that deprive girls of their hard-earned athletic trophies and ignore their safety on the field and in private spaces,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said in a press release.
“Young women should not have to sacrifice their rights to compete for scholarships, opportunities, and awards on the altar of woke gender ideology.”
The Justice Department’s lawsuit was the latest escalation in a series of legal battles over women’s athletics, which the Supreme Court recently agreed to review in cases about Idaho and West Virginia….