Trump Administration Orders California to End Trans Athlete Rule

The US Department of Justice is pressuring California’s public high school sports authority to abandon a policy allowing transgender girls to compete on women’s teams, following a transgender athlete’s first-place wins at the state track and field championships.

In a letter to the California Interscholastic Federation, the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division said the policy violates the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause by “depriving girls of athletic opportunities and benefits based solely on their biological sex.”

The letter, signed by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, gave the organization until June 9 to confirm in writing that it will no longer ...