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California gender identity policy legal challenges

Overview

Legal challenges regarding gender identity policies in California have seen recent developments in federal court.

In early September, U.S. District Judge Cynthia Valenzuela dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit challenging California policies that allow transgender students to participate in school sports based on gender identity. The court ruled that Title IX does not clearly require the state to exclude transgender girls from sex-separated facilities or teams, noting the state lacked clear notice that federal funding was at risk.

Later in the month, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against the University of California, temporarily blocking the enforcement of parts of its sexual harassment policy. The policy, which classifies the “intentional or repeated use of a name or pronoun inconsistent with the individual’s gender identity” as potential harassment, was challenged by the group Defending Education. Judge Fred W. Slaughter ruled the group is likely to succeed in its First Amendment lawsuit, stating the policy “compels speech and is viewpoint-based.”

Entities

Cynthia Valenzuela · California Interscholastic Federation · University of California · Fred W. Slaughter · U.S. Department of Justice

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    University of California blocked from enforcing misgendering policy

    A federal judge temporarily blocked the University of California from punishing members of Defending Education for using names or pronouns tied to biological sex, citing potential First Amendment violations.

  2. 20 days ago

    [POLITICS] 5 sources
    California transgender sports policy upheld by federal judge

    A federal judge dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit challenging California's policy of allowing transgender students to compete in school sports according to their gender identity.

Sources

advocate.com · americafirstreport.com · freerepublic.com · latimes.com · lifesite.net · nypost.com · pulptastic.com · video.foxnews.com