Staff Reports
The Biden administration has taken a traffic ticket approach to Title IX, attempting to sweep their latest set of changes through the legal system like any bad driver trying to slip out of a fine. After their April announcement of sweeping changes aimed at combating “discrimination based on sex stereotypes, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics,” a handful of Republican-led states decided they had enough of this roadblock and took the administration to court. These lawsuits quickly saw success, with federal judges in Louisiana and Kentucky issuing injunctions that shut down the entire rule change package, preventing any of the proposed measures from being enacted. It seems that when it comes to redefining Title IX, the administration’s speed limit just hit zero.
Now, desperation has pushed the Biden Administration to seek the Supreme Court’s help. They want to rescue some of their proposed changes from the clutches of lower court rulings that temporarily halted all Title IX adjustments. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar has a peculiar idea: she proposes that the high court should limit the injunctions so that only the contested provisions concerning gender identity are blocked while letting the rest of their ambitious reforms see the light of day. Clearly, maintaining the federal education administration’s preferred narrative takes precedence over adhering to the judicial process.
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Of course, the proposed changes are so sweeping that they’ve got just about every Republican state attorney general buzzing like bees stirred from their hive. The administration’s proposal includes provisions that would allow transgender students the unfettered right to invade bathrooms corresponding to their gender identity. This pushback has led the challengers to file lawsuits, questioning the soundness and legality of these overreaching regulations. The courts were swayed, halting not just the controversial sections but also blocking provisions intended to protect pregnant students, which the administration now insists are crucial. Oddly enough, it appears that trying to redefine harassment to include any offense against someone’s gender identity ranks higher than ensuring women don’t have to compete with biological males or protecting the rights of expectant mothers.
In their courtroom antics, the Biden administration is portraying themselves as the champions of civil rights, throwing around phrases about Title IX being a “core federal civil rights statute.” Interestingly enough, this civil rights crusade takes a backseat to the concerns of traditional values, the rights of parents, and the rights of all students. Prelogar has claimed that the injunctions are “both wrong and consequential,” arguing that blocking broader reforms harms the Education Department’s ability to fulfill its mission. However, at its core, this isn’t about justice for all; it’s about securing a progressive agenda through the court system.
It’s rather amusing to watch the administration paint their predicament as a pressing civil rights issue while implicitly admitting the unchallenged provisions should be allowed to take effect anyway. Who knew that parenting rights and a safe educational environment could be put aside for the sake of “walker discrimination”? The persistent legal battles indicate that what the administration views as reforms, many see as convoluted layers of unnecessary confusion—and people are beginning to catch on. Whether they can outrun the legal consequences remains to be seen, but if history teaches anything, it’s that the court system might just be the final stop for this politically motivated train wreck.
