On August 16, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court (Court) rejected a request by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to allow enforcement of uncontested parts of the Title IX new Title IX final rule in some states where injunctions are in place.
The DOJ asked the Court last month to determine whether the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) could move forward with enforcing the undisputed portions, after judges in both the 5th and 6th U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals denied the administration’s earlier request.
Federal courts have temporarily blocked the USDE from enforcing the rule in at least 26 states due to its LGBTQI+ protections. The DOJ’s request to allow portions of the rule to be enforced covered at least 10 Republican-leaning states that challenged those protections shortly after the rule was released in April.
The Court’s rejection of the emergency request means the entire rule will be on pause in those 10 states with a temporary injunction while lawsuits challenging the regulations work their way through the courts.
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Source: K-12 Dive