Courts Continue to Strike Down Biden’s Title IX Expansion to Include Gender

Plus: What I’m Reading This Week

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Courts Continue to Strike Down Biden’s Title IX Expansion to Include Gender
What I’m Reading This Week
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Courts Continue to Strike Down Biden’s Title IX Expansion to Include Gender

The Biden administration’s Title IX regulation to redefine “sex” to include gender identity, continues to face significant legal challenges. Just the News reported that judges in different federal appellate jurisdictions have blocked the regulation in ten states.

U.S. District Judges Terry Doughty and Danny Reeves issued rulings criticizing the regulation as “arbitrary and capricious” and a violation of First Amendment rights. In his ruling, Judge Reeves emphasized that Title IX was originally based on a fixed biological distinction between sexes and accused the administration of compelling speech by requiring the use of preferred pronouns. The new rule, requiring school employees to address off-campus conduct on social media, was also criticized in the ruling.

The regulation, set to take effect August 1, risks federal funding loss for non-compliant schools. Judge Doughty’s ruling protects Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, and several school boards. Both judges noted that the Supreme Court’s Bostock decision on gender identity in employment does not apply to Title IX.

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What I’m Reading This Week

This week I’m reading the aptly-named Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand. A few weeks ago she announced it would be her last in the beach read genre (unless she changes her mind). From the description:

Chief of Police Ed Kapenash is about to retire. Blond Sharon is going through a divorce. But when a 22-million-dollar summer home is purchased by the mysterious Richardsons—how did they make their money, exactly?—Ed, Sharon, and everyone in the community are swept up in high drama. The Richardsons throw lavish parties, flirt with multiple locals, flaunt their wealth with not one but two yachts, and raise impossible hopes of everyone they meet. When their house burns to the ground and their most essential employee goes missing, the entire island is up in arms.

The last of Elin Hilderbrand's bestselling Nantucket novels, Swan Song is a propulsive medley of glittering gatherings, sun-soaked drama, wisdom and heart, featuring the return of some of her most beloved characters, including, most importantly, the beautiful and timeless island of Nantucket itself.