The Trump administration has intensified federal investigations into several states and institutions regarding Title IX enforcement and alleged discriminatory practices. The U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Justice have launched probes into Minnesota following a transgender athlete's participation in a girls' softball team that won the 4A state title. The Department of Health and Human Services has also opened a Title IX investigation into Minnesota related to this case. Concurrently, Education Secretary Linda McMahon has found California in violation of Title IX for failing to enforce a presidential executive order banning transgender athletes in girls' sports, leading to a DOJ lawsuit against the state. In Oregon, two teenage athletes have filed a lawsuit challenging state laws permitting transgender athletes to compete in girls' sports, citing social media disputes involving Riley Gaines and Simone Biles as motivation. Additionally, the Trump administration has expanded its civil rights investigations to include hiring practices and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies at the University of California system and George Mason University in Virginia. These probes allege racial and sex-based discrimination in hiring and affirmative action policies. The investigations reflect a broader federal effort to enforce Title IX regulations and scrutinize DEI initiatives across multiple states and educational institutions.
The U.S. government on Thursday announced probes into hiring practices and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives by the state of Minnesota and Virginia's George Mason University. https://t.co/Cvf4T4bL9G
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