"Many districts have refused to comply with the administration's directives, issued under an executive order that labeled transgender people "false," prompting the withholding of tens of millions of dollars in federal education funds. Now, in a major development, a federal judge in Oregon has informed all parties in a lawsuit brought by 16 states that she intends to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the restrictions-marking a significant victory for transgender students and a sharp rebuke to those who see capitulation as the only path forward."
"U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken announced during a conference call between state attorneys and federal officials that she intends to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the policy, denouncing what she described as "a sort of separate-but-equal policy" on sex education. The coalition of 16 states argued that the Trump administration's new directive violated the Administrative Procedure Act, was arbitrary and capricious, and infringed upon the Constitution's separation of powers."
The Trump administration sought to strip federal funding from schools that teach about gender identity or include transgender students, issuing directives under an executive order that labeled transgender people "false," and prompting the withholding of tens of millions of dollars. Sixteen states sued, arguing the directive violated the Administrative Procedure Act, was arbitrary and capricious, and infringed the Constitution's separation of powers. U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken announced plans to issue a preliminary injunction, denouncing a "separate-but-equal" approach to sex education and temporarily halting efforts to condition federal education funds on policies excluding or penalizing transgender students.
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