“This ruling sends a powerful message that the administration cannot weaponize Title IX to mandate state-sponsored discrimination against transgender youth."
“In the meantime, Dittmeier said these cases show promise for states that choose to fight for trans youth and preserve equal rights policies.
“This ruling demonstrates that inclusive policies can continue to be implemented and that states should stand by their policies, which are in accordance with Title IX,” he said.”
"“The court rightly recognized that under the Spending Clause, which requires ‘clear notice,’ the federal government cannot use shifting agency interpretations to spring retroactive conditions on states and pull their funding for maintaining trans-inclusive policies,”"
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"the landmark ruling that permitted West Virginia to discriminate against trans athletes also, at least for now, sustained California’s rights to protect them."
I am certain we can not avoid forever or even near term, adopting what appears to be the best scientific consensus on the matter, that MtF transgender and other athletes who have a medical reason for prior high testosterone levels compared to cisgender athlete typical levels, can be required to lower those to cisgender female athlete typical levels for up to 2 years before they compete in competitive female categories . . .
. . . but for right now I'll take any win I can find.
Except for the bought and paid for SCOTUS, the lower courts are one of the few bodies standing up to the non-stop stream of executive derisions and the D.C. haters.
"Therefore, the Department of Justice concludes, she had “no reason to be in a locker room other than to watch the girls undress.”"
But if it's a cisgender lesbian girl staying to watch then it's fine, right?
Either decide a new general rule that says everyone must exit the locker room as soon as they have finished changing clothes, or admit this has nothing to do with gender.
I thought about that part - how weird that was. Since when is simply sitting in the locker room a suspect activity? Maybe the person was waiting for someone, maybe they were tired, or it was hot outside. Sitting in a locker room is something people in a locker room do. It’s not abnormal. Maybe they were looking at their phone or just pausing to think. I don’t know- I wasn’t there…but I was struck by the strangeness of the accusation.
My sense is that judges are growing tired of, if not alarmed by, Trump's ridiculous and dangerous pursuit of power at the expense of the nation's most vulnerable. His rate of success in court, which was already very bad, is getting worse. Of course, SCOTUS remains mired in backwards thinking, though even there the recent 5-4 ruling hints at the Chief Justice's frustration.
“In the meantime, Dittmeier said these cases show promise for states that choose to fight for trans youth and preserve equal rights policies.
“This ruling demonstrates that inclusive policies can continue to be implemented and that states should stand by their policies, which are in accordance with Title IX,” he said.”
And that’s a good note to end the day on.
WOW for the judge that understands and protects the transgender community and stops this administration from taking money away
"“The court rightly recognized that under the Spending Clause, which requires ‘clear notice,’ the federal government cannot use shifting agency interpretations to spring retroactive conditions on states and pull their funding for maintaining trans-inclusive policies,”"
&
"the landmark ruling that permitted West Virginia to discriminate against trans athletes also, at least for now, sustained California’s rights to protect them."
I am certain we can not avoid forever or even near term, adopting what appears to be the best scientific consensus on the matter, that MtF transgender and other athletes who have a medical reason for prior high testosterone levels compared to cisgender athlete typical levels, can be required to lower those to cisgender female athlete typical levels for up to 2 years before they compete in competitive female categories . . .
. . . but for right now I'll take any win I can find.
Thank you for the reporting, Baum.
Except for the bought and paid for SCOTUS, the lower courts are one of the few bodies standing up to the non-stop stream of executive derisions and the D.C. haters.
Thank goodness for good judges making good rulings. Now we have to focus on the Supreme Court understanding what's before them.
"Therefore, the Department of Justice concludes, she had “no reason to be in a locker room other than to watch the girls undress.”"
But if it's a cisgender lesbian girl staying to watch then it's fine, right?
Either decide a new general rule that says everyone must exit the locker room as soon as they have finished changing clothes, or admit this has nothing to do with gender.
I thought about that part - how weird that was. Since when is simply sitting in the locker room a suspect activity? Maybe the person was waiting for someone, maybe they were tired, or it was hot outside. Sitting in a locker room is something people in a locker room do. It’s not abnormal. Maybe they were looking at their phone or just pausing to think. I don’t know- I wasn’t there…but I was struck by the strangeness of the accusation.
Well, that is good news!
My sense is that judges are growing tired of, if not alarmed by, Trump's ridiculous and dangerous pursuit of power at the expense of the nation's most vulnerable. His rate of success in court, which was already very bad, is getting worse. Of course, SCOTUS remains mired in backwards thinking, though even there the recent 5-4 ruling hints at the Chief Justice's frustration.
Excellent win against the lawlessness of the Trump regime!