A Biden Education Department rule barring discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation in schools that receive federal funding was blocked from taking effect in Oklahoma Wednesday.
The US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma granted Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s motion for a preliminary injunction against President Joe Biden’s Title IX rule.
The state showed it would likely prevail in its lawsuit arguing the US Education Department exceeded its rulemaking authority, said Judge Jodi W. Dishman, citing the US Supreme Court’s 2024 Loper Bright opinion. The Loper Bright ruling upended a pillar of administrative ...
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