DOJ Investigating Whether California’s Law Letting Males Join Girls’ Sports Violates Title IX

The investigation follows a lawsuit by female athletes who say they were displaced by male competitors under California rules.

The Department of Justice in Washington on Feb. 12, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a civil rights investigation into California’s enforcement of a state law that allows male students who identify as female to compete in girls’ sports, warning that the policy may violate Title IX protections against sex-based discrimination.

In a May 28 statement, the DOJ announced it was opening a formal inquiry into whether California, along with its senior legal, educational, and athletic organizations, is “engaging in a pattern or practice of discrimination based on sex.”