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Since the first day the Biden-Harris administration proposed its new Title IX rule, the Committee has been on the frontlines fighting against it. Title IX is the bedrock legal protection for women, yet the Biden-Harris proposal would gut the law and, in fact, achieve the opposite of its intention. By redefining the word “sex,” the administration blurs the line between a man and a woman and effectively eviscerates opportunities that women and girls have fought for decades to secure.

Each step of the way, the Committee has challenged the rule and attempted to block it through congressional action. Multiple states and advocates have also filed lawsuits around the country, and those lawsuits are winning, prompting federal district court judges to stop the Department of Education from enforcing the Title IX rewrite in those states.

One suit, brought by multiple states and three advocacy organizations, prompted a federal district judge to stop the Department of Education from enforcing the Title IX rewrite in those states and in any school attended by a member of one of the three organizations. What’s more, the judge has ruled that students or their parents signing up to be members of these organizations become party to the suit and can protect themselves from the rule’s disastrous impact.

However, the appellate process can take months, if not years, and the battle is not yet won. You can read more about the unfolding legal suit here.

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