Politics Jan 12 LISTEN: Supreme Court seems likely to uphold states' bans on transgender students playing school sports By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Politics Jan 31 Education Department tells U.S. colleges to follow sexual assault policies from Trump's first term Schools and universities responding to complaints of sexual misconduct must return to policies created by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, with requirements for live hearings and more protections for accused students, according to new guidance issued Friday by the Education Department. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Politics Jan 09 Judge tosses Biden's Title IX rules, rejecting expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ students The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found they overstepped the president’s authority. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Nation Jun 17 Federal judge blocks Biden's new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students in six additional states. By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press
Politics Apr 30 Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students The lawsuits are the first to challenge Biden's new Title IX rules, which expand protections to LGBTQ+ students and add new safeguards for victims of sexual assault. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Apr 19 Watch 6:19 New Title IX rules add protections against harassment, assault and LGBTQ+ discrimination By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas The Biden administration put out new Title IX rules that will increase protections for LGBTQ+ students and change how schools handle cases of campus sexual assault. It reverses several moves made by the Trump administration. William Brangham discussed the changes… Continue watching
Apr 19 Biden's new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ students and sexual assault victims. Transgender athletes aren't mentioned By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The administration originally planned to include a new policy forbidding schools from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes, but that provision was put on hold. Instead, Biden is officially undoing sexual assault rules put in place by his predecessor and… Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 7:17 Biden proposes using Title IX to stop blanket bans on transgender athletes By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings A rule change the Biden administration is proposing could make broad bans on competition by transgender athletes illegal, but would still allow restrictions in some cases. The proposal would affect Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination by schools that receive… Continue watching
Apr 06 Biden administration proposes rule to forbid bans on transgender athletes but allow limits By Collin Binkley, Associated Press A new rule proposed by the Biden administration would prevent schools and colleges from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes, but it would allow certain limits to promote fairness or reduce injuries. Continue reading
Nov 21 Supreme Court turns away school's appeal of sexual assault case By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a Virginia school board that says it shouldn't be held liable for the alleged sexual assault of a student by a classmate on a band trip. Continue reading