The Trump administration early Wednesday filed court documents charging the state of California with violating federal law by allowing transgender athletes to compete in school sports, according to documentation obtained by Newsmax chief Washington correspondent James Rosen.
The Department of Justice is citing Title IX, the 1972 law banning sex-based discrimination and activities that receive federal funding, and names two defendants, the California Interscholastic Federation and the California Department of Education, Rosen reported on “National Report.”
“The California Department of Education is taking federal money, which is accompanied by a promise when they applied for those grants, to follow federal law as defined, including executive orders,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon told Rosen in an interview.
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