The ruling clears the way for biological males to keep competing on girls’ teams as the Justice Department plans an appeal.
By Catholics for Catholics
Again, The Trump administration on Monday suffered another setback in its fight to keep biological males away from girls’ sports in California.
Still, Trump’s Justice Department is gearing up for a next fracas.
Cynthia Valenzuela, US District Judge, a Democrat, dismissed the DOJ’s lawsuit challenging California’s policy permitting alleged transgender girls to compete on girls’ school teams, leaving the Golden State’s contentious rules in place.
Still, the ruling, was not a finding that California’s policy is required by Title IX.
According to a Fox News story, Trump’s Justice Department at first stepped in to defend fair play, suing to enforce Title IX as a shield for female athletes rather than a loophole for male competitors.
Nevertheless, the court avoided the underlying debate about biological objectivity entirely. Instead, Judge Valenzuela placed her decision in administrative funding rules, finding that the federal government failed to give California explicit prior notice before threatening to pull $44 billion in education funds.
But Justice Department officials corroborated they are already reviewing an appeal.
“We are disappointed by the Court’s order and remain committed to enforcing President Trump’s agenda of preventing boys from playing in girls’ sports,” a Justice Department spokesperson stated following the decision.
The ruling also comes shortly after the Supreme Court upheld states’ authority to ban trans athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports.
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