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Court Vacates the 2024 Title IX Regulations Nationwide: California Educational Institutions Return to Pre-August 1, 2024 Anti-Sex Harassment and Discrimination Policies and Procedures

CATEGORY: Public Education Matters
CLIENT TYPE: Public Education
DATE: Jan 29, 2025

On January 9, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued a ruling in State of Tennessee v. Miguel Cardona, Civil Action No. 2:24-072-DRC, invalidating the U.S. Department of Education’s 2024 Title IX regulations. The decision marks a significant development in the interpretation of Title IX, a federal law designed to prevent sex discrimination by education institutions receiving federal funding. The 2024 Title IX regulations included provisions to safeguard individuals from discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, while also introducing new procedures that extended beyond sexual harassment to address broader forms of sex-based discrimination. The 2024 regulations also reinforced existing protections for pregnant and parenting students by mandating clearer procedures for accommodations. The court set aside the 2024 regulations in their entirety, rather than opting to sever the language in the regulations challenged by the plaintiffs, finding that the regulations went far beyond the law’s original purpose.

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