Federal judge rejects Biden administration's Title IX rules

A federal judge in Kentucky on Thursday blocked the Biden administration’s Title IX rules that would define sex by individuals' gender identity.

The ruling was made in the Cardona v. Tennessee case in the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, Northern Division.

U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves ruled that the Department of Education “exceeded its statutory authority” with the Title IX regulations.

"The Biden administration’s radical attempt to redefine sex not only tossed fairness, safety, and privacy for female students out the window, it also threatened free speech and parental rights," said Alliance Defending Freedom CEO Kristen Waggoner, whose group represented a "15-year-old girl in West Virginia who was forced to compete against a male athlete on her middle school track-and-field team" in the case.

"This ruling provides enormous relief for students across the country, including our client who has already suffered harassment by a male student in the locker room and on her sports team," Waggoner said.