Title IX Enforcement Request Overruled by Supreme Court
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The United States Supreme Court on Friday overruled an emergency request by the Biden administration that would have allowed some Title IX updates to take effect on August 1.
For Context: The 5-4 Supreme Court decision comes on the heels of earlier injunctions filed by federal judges in several states blocking the updates. The decision to deny the request means all updates to Title IX were placed on hold in all states with temporary injunctions until courts come to final decisions.
The Details: Of the dissenting Supreme Court justices, there were three liberals and Justice Neil Gorsuch, a conservative, dissenting based partly on his opinion of lower court rulings being “overbroad.”
How The Media Covered It: Outlets covering the decision seemed to vary in focus depending on which side of the political spectrum they resided. USA Today (Lean Left bias) tended to direct most focus away from politically charged aspects of the proposed Title IX expansions, instead emphasizing issues with sexual harassment and teen pregnancy. Outlets on the right, like Fox News (Right bias), focused more on the consequences these updates may bring, such as disruptions to women’s sports and issues in schools surrounding gender identity.
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From the Left
Supreme Court keeps Biden's sex discrimination updates on hold in many statesA divided Supreme Court on Friday left in place lower court orders blocking changes to sex discrimination rules for schools in about half the states while new protections for transgender students under Title IX are being challenged.
The Biden administration, in an emergency request, had argued the court orders were too sweeping and some of the updates should be allowed to take effect as scheduled on Aug. 1.
From the Right
Supreme Court strikes down Biden-Harris Title IX change that some argued would allow men in women's sportsThe Supreme Court voted 5-4 Friday to reject a Biden administration emergency request to enforce portions of a new rule that includes protections from discrimination for transgender students under Title IX.
The request would have permitted biological men in women’s bathrooms, locker rooms and dorms in 10 states where there are state-level and local-level rules in place to prevent it.
The sweeping rule was issued in April and clarified that Title IX’s ban on "sex" discrimination in schools covers discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation and "pregnancy or related conditions."
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