The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division warned California officials Wednesday that it is opening an investigation into whether the Golden State violates federal civil rights law by allowing males to compete in women’s sports.
“Title IX exists to protect women and girls in education. It is perverse to allow males to compete against girls, invade their private spaces, and take their trophies,” Harmeet K. Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights, said in a statement on the move. “This Division will aggressively defend women’s hard-fought rights to equal educational opportunities.”
“The law is clear: Discrimination on the basis of sex is illegal and immoral,” Bill Essayli, the U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, said in a statement. “My office and the rest of the Department of Justice will work tirelessly to protect…
