The Biden administration finalized its rule overhauling Title IX on Friday, leaving schools and colleges across the country a few months to update their policies on how to handle sex discrimination complaints based on a new, broadened definition of sex. Title IX is the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination—including sexual harassment and sexual violence—in […]
The House Oversight Committee Health Care and Financial Services Subcommittee holds a hearing on “The Importance of Protecting Female Athletics and Title IX” at 2:00 p.m. ET on Dec. 5. Witnesses: Riley Gaines, ambassador, Independent Women’s Forum, former collegiate athlete Sarah Parshall Perry, senior legal fellow, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, […]
A federal court in Oregon on Thursday upheld a Title IX exception that permits religious universities to receive federal funding even if they follow religious beliefs regarding marriage, sexual identity, and gender. A group of 40 LGBT individuals filed the 2021 lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education to challenge an exception or loophole in […]
A Christian school sued the Biden administration over its amended Title IX definition of “sex” and “sex-based discrimination.” The administration had added a transgender mandate that required schools to allow students to use bathrooms and locker rooms based on their gender identity. The school said it could not comply based on its religious beliefs. The […]
A group representing a number of organizations is protesting in Washington against the Biden administration’s efforts to change the way Title IX is being interpreted. They say the changes would strip rights and protections from many.
How fair is women’s sports? How about for men who identify as women? Should they compete alongside women? The latest amendments proposed by the Biden administration would include “gender identity” in Title IX protections. That legal provision was originally designed to minimize discrimination based on sex. But today, some say it could be used to […]
While the country responds to the ruling on Roe v. Wade, another significant change for women is on the horizon. After the Biden administration last week announced plans to alter Title IX, critics and supporters are speaking out. Title IX is a federal law that helped level the playing field for women in sports over […]
North Carolina Congresswoman Virginia Foxx is the Republican leader of the House Committee on Education and Labor. She has been advocating for the education system since she took office. With both parties celebrating 50 years of Title IX, NTD spoke with Foxx to learn more.
The Supreme Court overturned a restrictive gun law in New York. The nation’s highest court sets precedent to expand gun rights; at the same time, Congress is on track to pass laws to restrict guns. The Biden administration meets with CEOs of major oil and gas companies. The White House is taking steps to lower […]
The U.S. Department of Education has proposed an overhaul of anti-sex discrimination rules, reinterpreting the term “sex” as something that doesn’t have to have a biological basis. The proposal is announced on the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the federal law that prohibits “sex-based discrimination” in federally funded educational settings. It broadens the definition of […]
On the 50th anniversary of Title IX, a rule meant to prevent discrimination based on sex, President Biden proposed changes that would, in part, force schools receiving federal funding into allowing males to compete in female sports and vice versa.
College students accused of sexual assault must be allowed to cross-examine their accusers, new federal rules will state, according to a new report. The latest draft of the Title IX rules will replace Obama-era guidelines that were criticized by some for providing accused students with few rights even in cases where the accuser admitted to […]
