Trump Administration Sues Minnesota Over Transgender Sports Policy

The Trump administration filed a lawsuit on Monday against the state of Minnesota, its Department of Education, and the Minnesota State High School League, alleging violations of federal law by permitting transgender girls to participate in girls' high school sports and access related facilities.

The suit, lodged in federal court in Minnesota, centers on Title IX, the 1972 federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in educational programs that receive federal funding. The Justice Department claims that Minnesota's policies require girls to compete against transgender girls in sports designated for females and allow transgender girls access to spaces such as locker rooms and bathrooms reserved for girls. According to the department, these practices undermine the law's protections for female athletes. The lawsuit seeks a court declaration that the state is in violation and an order to bar transgender girls from girls' preparatory sports.

The Minnesota Department of Education receives more than $3 billion annually in federal funding from the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, the Justice Department noted, adding that such funding depends on Title IX...