States Sue HHS Over Funds Tied to Trump Gender Identity Mandate

Twelve states are suing the Trump administration over its policy to condition billions of dollars in federal health, education, and research grants on whether states comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order on sex and gender identity.

The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island, claims the US Department of Health and Human Services unlawfully applied directives of Executive Order 14168, which seeks to add a national policy recognizing “two sexes, male and female,” to the landmark civil rights law Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination at educational institutions that receive federal ...