The Trump administration filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the California Department of Education and the California Interscholastic Federation for allowing transgender athletes to compete in female sports.
The lawsuit, filed by the Department of Justice, claims the CDE and CIF have “have engaged in illegal sex discrimination” against female athletes by letting males compete in school sports against them.
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The Department of Education (ED) announced on Wednesday it has found California in violation of Title IX for allowing men to compete in women’s sports.
The department opened an investigation into the California Department of Education (CDE) and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) in April and February, respectively. California state law allows men to compete in women’s sports and use women’s facilities, and CIF has openly announced its intention to continue abiding by state law despite ED’s warning.
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