Supreme Court Strikes Down Biden-Harris Title IX Change That Some Argued Would AllowMen In Women's Sports

crossbody · Aug 17, 2024

Supreme Court strikes down Biden-Harris Title IX change that some argued would allow men in women's sports

The Biden administration claimed the rule wouldn't permit biological men to compete in women's sports, but many experts disagreed

Updated August 17, 2024 12:06am

The Supreme Court voted 5-4 Friday to reject a Biden administration emergency request to enforce portions of a new rule that includes protections from discrimination for transgender students under Title IX.

The request would have permitted biological men in women’s bathrooms, locker rooms and dorms in 10 states where there are state-level and local-level rules in place to prevent it.

The sweeping rule was issued in April and clarified that Title IX’s ban on "sex" discrimination in schools covers discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation and "pregnancy or related conditions."

The rule took effect Aug. 1, and, for the first time, the law stated that discrimination based on sex includes conduct related to a person’s gender identity.

More than two dozen Republican attorneys general sued over the rule and argued it would conflict with some of their state laws that block transgender students from participating in women’s sports.

The Biden administration insisted the regulation does not address athletic eligibility. However, multiple experts presented evidence to Fox News Digital in June that Biden's claims it would not result in biological men participating in women's sports weren't true and that the proposal would ultimately put more biological men in women's sports.

The court's decision Friday struck a blow to the Biden administration's ongoing efforts to protect transgender inclusion.