A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Biden administration from enforcing new federal protections for LGBTQ+ students in four GOP-led states. The injunction, issued by US District Judge Terry Doughty, prevents the implementation of the new protections in Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, and Idaho, which were set to take effect on August 1.
The judge's order will remain in effect until the states' lawsuit challenging the new changes to Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools receiving federal aid, is resolved or until a higher court permits enforcement of the new rules.
