US EditionEducation Department, HHS seek further action against Minnesota over transgender athletes policy
Federal agencies allege Minnesota violated Title IX by allowing males to compete in girls' sports and refused to comply despite multiple federal notices since 2025.
- The U.S. Education Department and HHS seek further action against Minnesota over its transgender athletes policy, accusing the state of jeopardizing women's safety and eroding equal access.
- The federal government also launched an investigation into California's policy on transgender student-athletes in 2025.
- Minnesota's High School League allowed transgender athletes to compete according to their gender identity in 2014, which the Trump Administration claims denies fair competition for female athletes.
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Federal Officials Refer Minnesota to DOJ for Allowing Boys in Girls’ Sports
Federal officials have referred Minnesota to the Justice Department (DOJ) over alleged civil rights violations stemming from the state’s refusal to halt male participation in female sports. The referral came from the Education Department (ED) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which concluded in September that the state violated Title IX’s prohibition on sex-based discrimination in federally funded education. In a news release on…
Trump Admin Refers Minn. Title IX Trans Sports Case to DOJ
Trump Admin Moves Closer to Stripping Minnesota of Federal Funds Over Trans Athlete Policy - Real News Now
The Trump administration took a major step Monday toward pulling federal funding from the state of Minnesota, officially referring its transgender athlete investigation to the Department of Justice after the state refused to comply with Title IX enforcement. The referral sets the stage for a high-profile legal showdown between the Trump administration and Democrat-led Minnesota over the state’s policy of allowing biological males to compete in g…
Minnesota targeted by federal government over trans girls in sports
The Trump administration on Monday targeted Minnesota schools, saying they have violated federal law by allowing transgender girls to play sports with their peers. Minnesota is not the first state to be targeted by the administration over trans girls in sports, but the move came as the administration confronts backlash to the increasingly unpopular wave of immigration enforcement action focused in the state. On Monday, a joint announcement by …
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