Judge Danny C. Reeves of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky rejected the Biden administration's interpretation of the law.
On April 19, 2024, the Department of Education released its final Title IX regulations regarding sexual discrimination in federally-funded
On January 9, 2025, the Biden administration’s Title IX Final Rule was struck down by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Court rules Biden's Title IX gender identity protections as unconstitutional after a challenge by Tennessee AG.
A federal judge in Kentucky struck down the Biden administration's rewrite of Title IX, which would have equated sex with gender identity.
As a result, children’s privacy is restored, and states are safeguarded from the federal government’s egregious, illegal overreach.”
Education Secretary Miguel Cordona and the Education Department unlawfully imposed a new Title IX rule that violates the U.S. Constitution and exceeded their authority, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
But on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves ruled in Cardona v. Tennessee, tossing out Biden’s Title IX changes nationwide. The decision was in response to a lawsuit brought by Tennessee, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and Virginia.
In overturning protections for trans students, the court also undid policies aimed at helping sexual assault survivors hold their attackers accountable.
A federal judge blocked the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule nationwide, crushing its efforts to strengthen discrimination protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Thursday’s decision is a legal victory for six GOP attorneys general, including KY’s Russell Coleman, who sued last spring to block the new rule change from being enforced.
Florida assistant coach Taurean Green will continue working with the men's basketball team despite being accused of sexual assault.