Title IX Legal Challenges Target LGBTQ+ Protections

Federal judges in Louisiana and Kentucky in recent weeks have taken the Biden administration to task for its rule overhauling Title IX in opinions that offer hints into whether the final regulations can withstand a torrent of legal scrutiny. Those initial hints don’t seem to bode well for those who support expanded protections under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, though legal scholars caution from reading too much into the orders at this point in the legal process.