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Trump Admin Drops Biden-Era Appeal That Sought Gender-Identity Protection in Schools

Oklahoma secured a preliminary injunction last July preventing the Department of Education from issuing a new Title IX regulation.
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Trump Admin Drops Biden-Era Appeal That Sought Gender-Identity Protection in Schools
U.S. Department of Education building in Washington on July 6, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
3/18/2025|Updated: 3/18/2025
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The Trump administration dropped the federal government’s appeal of a preliminary injunction that blocked the government from extending gender identity discrimination protections to the education sector.

The appeal had been initiated by the Biden administration, which left office on Jan. 20, but the new administration decided not to pursue it. Often when a new president is inaugurated the new administration changes position in litigation that is already before the courts.

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