A Biden-era Department of Education rule expanding transgender students’ rights will remain blocked in the wake of a Trump administration decision to give up an appeal of that order.
The case was fully briefed and argued before the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Nov. 4.
The Education Department’s rule expanded Title IX protections against discrimination and harassment in federally-funded programs to include sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics. But the rule was blocked in more than half of US states and is subject to multiple district court injunctions. The dismissed appeal challenged an injunction ...