The Supreme Court dealt a blow to the Biden administration Friday by denying their emergency request to partially reinstate its new Title IX rule. The administration had asked that the less contentious changes they proposed that don’t deal with gender identity be allowed to continue while the more divisive proposals are litigated in lower courts.
It was a tight vote:
The court voted 5-4, with conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch joining the three liberal justices in dissent.
At issue were protections for pregnant students and students who are parents, and the procedures schools must use in responding to sexual misconduct complaints.
#BREAKING: By 5-4 vote (with Justice Gorsuch joining the three Democratic appointees in dissent), #SCOTUS *rejects* Biden administration applications to put most of its new Title IX guidance back into effect. Rule remains blocked pending further litigation:…
