Supreme Court Blocks Title IX Protections in 26 States

Описание: In a significant legal setback for President Joe Biden's administration, the US Supreme Court has ruled that Biden's expanded Title IX protections cannot be enforced in 26 states where legal challenges are ongoing. Title IX is a pivotal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded educational programs and is renowned for advancing gender equality in college sports. In April, Biden introduced new rules to bolster protections against sex-based discrimination, including explicit safeguards for LGBTQ students. However, several Republican-led states, including Florida quickly challenged the amendments, branding them “illegal, undemocratic and divorced from reality” and asserting they jeopardize “women at risk.” On August 16, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to reject the administration's request to enforce the new Title IX provisions in areas under injunction. The ruling emphasized that “In this emergency posture in this court, the burden is on the government as applicant to show, among other things, a likelihood of success on its… argument…On this limited record, the government has not provided this court [with] a sufficient basis to disturb the lower courts’ interim conclusions that the three provisions found likely to be unlawful are intertwined with, and affect, other provisions of the rule.” Additionally, the Sixth Circuit has fast-tracked its review of the case and set oral arguments for October.