The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found that they overstepped the president’s authority.

Judge Danny C. Reeves of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky rejected the Biden administration's interpretation of the law.

"President Trump will be free to take a fresh look at our Title IX regulations when he returns to office," Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said.

Compelling people to use trans people's names and pronouns is a violation of the First Amendment, U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves ruled.

On January 9, 2025, a federal district court in Kentucky issued a decision that blocks the Biden administration’s attempt to change the definition

A Kentucky federal judge has struck down President Joe Biden’s Title IX guidelines prohibiting discrimination against transgender students.

Chief Judge Danny C. Reeves of the Eastern District of Kentucky ruled on Thursday the Education Department could not expand Title IX to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity.

In a decision issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves scrapped the entire 1,500-page regulation ... The decision came in response to a lawsuit filed by Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia. In a statement, Tennessee ...

In a decision issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves scrapped the entire 1,500 ... The decision came in response to a lawsuit filed by Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia ...

In a decision issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves scrapped the entire 1,500 ... The decision came in response to a lawsuit filed by Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia ...