LGBTQ Student Protections Blocked In 4 More States

The Illuminator reports:

Just a day after a federal judge struck down an attempt by Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina to halt enforcement of the Biden administration’s final rule for Title IX, a federal appeals court granted the states’ request for an administrative injunction Wednesday — temporarily blocking the updated regulations from taking effect in those Southern states.

The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on the eve of the updated regulations taking effect brings the total number of states where the rule is temporarily blocked to 26.

The administration’s rule — which seeks to extend federal discrimination protections for LGBTQ students — has been met with a wave of GOP pushback since being announced by the Department of Education in April.

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More sanity in the courts!

“This is a big win in our fight to protect children,” South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said. “We’ve argued that the Biden administration does not have the authority to make this change…”
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— Delegate Geary Higgins (@DelegateHiggins) August 1, 2024