Judge blocks Biden admins LGBT discrimination directives for schools in 20 states
July 19, 2022 | Alabama, Alaska, Tennessee
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Biden administration from enforcing new guidance expanding the definition of sex discrimination to include sexual orientation and gender identity, allowing 20 states to enforce policies requiring trans-identified athletes to compete in accordance with their biological sex.
Judge Charles Atchley of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued an order in the case of The State of Tennessee v. United States Department of Education Friday.
The Trump appointee’s ruling grants the request of 20 states to issue a preliminary injunction preventing the enforcement of guidelines drafted by federal government agencies as litigation continues.
The state of Tennessee and 19 other states filed the lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows, the U.S. Department of Justice, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke.
Tennessee joined Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota and West Virginia in suing the federal agencies and officials… (Excerpt from Christian Post)
