Judge Blocks Trump’s Bid To Squeeze Maine On ‘Trans’ Issue

Fox News ^ | April 11, 2025 | Ryan Morik

[ProtectOurFreedom]

A federal judge said the Trump administration must lift their freeze on federal funding to Maine.

The ruling reads that the USDA "must immediately unfreeze and release to the state of Maine any federal funding that they have frozen or failed or refused to pay because of the state of Maine's alleged failure to comply with the requirements of Title IX."

The administration is also "barred from freezing, terminating, or otherwise interfering with the state of Maine's future federal funding for alleged violations of Title IX without complying with the legally required procedure."

The USDA announced the funding freeze and a review of federal funding to Maine earlier this month after the state refused to provide equal opportunities to women and girls in educational programs.

The state has refused to comply with President Donald Trump's February executive order to ban trans athletes from girls' and women's sports, prompting immense federal pressure. Trump initially vowed to cut federal funding to the state if it refused to comply with the order during a Feb. 20 speech.

Maine officials filed a lawsuit against the USDA on Monday following the agency’s decision to freeze funding to the state.

The state accused the USDA of "withholding funding used to feed children in schools, childcare centers, and after-school programming as well as disabled adults in congregate settings," an argument the judge agreed with.

The judge noted that the freeze was due to Title IX violations, but it "restricted" the ability to "provid[e] meals to children and vulnerable adults."

[tumblindice]

Woodcock, harrumph.Pleb fare.
Ever had snipes?
Clean, dress the snipe, place on a sugar pine board.
Drizzle with butter, tarragon and thyme. Sprinkle with onion foakes.
Bake at 200° for 30 minutes. Season to taste, salt & pepper.
Remove from oven, dump snipe in trashcan, eat the board.

[Revel]

Title IX(1972):

“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”

In no way was sex intended to be interpreted as anything other than biblical mail or female. That was the intent of law.

The sick left always twists and corrupts the law to their needs.

Historical context and use of the law would prove that. And in a non corrupt judicial system this interpretation would have been ruled against by any legitimate because of that.

But good luck with Roberts and ACB.

[Revel]

“biblical” should have been “biological”

[Governor Dinwiddie]

I've been told woodcocks courting are quite the ornate spectacle. Never saw it myself.

[FreedomPoster]

It is not physically possible now. It’s encoded in everyone’s DNA, unchangeable.

[Bernard]

Simple enough. Send the state a letter requiring that the state provide an accounting WITH RECEIPTS documenting every penny spent, and which/how many dollars were spent in violation of the EO. Then conduct a thorough, time-consuming audit, and deduct the cost of the audit from the eventual reimbursement. I am available to help establish the rate, as well as work on the audit.

[ronnie raygun]

Even if they abide by trumps demand when they get the money they will do what they dammed please, its up to Maine to rid themselves of these parasites in government

[KingLudd]

“Woodcock. Strange bird. Probably a “sap sucker” too.”

Clever

[sit-rep]

I have spoken.

Whoa! lol...

[tired&retired]

Starting with Susan Collins

[daniel1212]

AI Overview
Learn more
Federal funding can be terminated or restricted when an educational institution or state agency fails to comply with the requirements of Title IX. This action, known as a “funding freeze” or “termination proceeding,” is a consequence for not providing equal opportunities in education based on sex, including for transgender students.
Here’s a more detailed explanation:

Title IX:
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal funding.

Enforcement:
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces Title IX, including investigating and resolving complaints of sex discrimination.
Non-compliance:
If an institution or state fails to comply with Title IX after receiving notice of noncompliance, the Department of Education can take enforcement actions.
Funding Consequences:
These actions can include a funding freeze, which temporarily suspends federal funding, or even termination of funding, which permanently cuts off federal aid.
Example:
The Washington Post reported that Maine faced a federal funding freeze from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) due to alleged violations of Title IX related to transgender athletes in sports. However, a federal judge temporarily blocked the funding freeze, according to The Portland Press Herald.
Administrative Proceedings:
The Department of Education can also initiate administrative proceedings to adjudicate the termination of federal funding.

[SaveFerris]

(Appointed by George W Bush)

Figures 🙄🙄🙄

[daniel1212]

He who pays the piper, calls the tune. The danger of dependence upon government. This affects Red States who fail to comply.

Red states say they won't comply with new Title IX rule Inside Higher Ed https://www.insidehighered.com › news › 2024/05/14 › r... May 14, 2024 — Eight states—so far—say they'll defy the Biden administration and not comply with the new Title IX regulations. That would imperil nearly $13 billion in federal ... Missing: denied ‎| Show results with

How Biden’s Title IX Reform Became a Legal Morass Conservatives have partly stymied the administration’s efforts to overhaul Title IX, getting the new regulations temporarily blocked in 26 states over objections to expanded rights for LGBTQ+ students. Here’s how the last 100 days have unfolded. A little more than 100 days ago, the Biden administration finalized its overhaul of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which promised to usher in a new era for the federal civil rights law with greater protections for LGBTQ+ students - https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/2024/08/01/how-legal-challenges-tied-title-ix-26-states

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/2024/05/14/red-states-say-they-wont-comply-new-title-ix-rule

Related:

Title VI: A Proposed Interpretation of "Program" Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 19641 provides a powerful method by which the federal government can deny financial support to any activity or program which results in discrimination on the grounds of race, color or national origin. The Act sets forth a detailed administrative process whereby compliance with the requirement of nondiscrimination in feder- ally funded programs is to be achieved. 2 The ultimate sanction, a termination of federal funds for the program, may result if, after a hearing on the record, a finding of discrimination is made by the agency involved. - https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3276&context=ilj

[SaveFerris]

(Judge Blocks Trump’s Bid To Squeeze Maine On ‘Trans’ Issue)

They gotta have their fake "women" to keep the Sodom and Gomorrah Agendas alive

("TRANSGENDER")

NO SUCH THING AS "TRANSGENDER" EXISTS
ON THE FACE OF THE ENTIRE EARTH 🌍🌏🌎

And in America DEMOCRATS are adding to AND pushing this SATANIC confusion (upon the world 🌏 🌍 through USAID and the State Department while under DEMOCRAT Joe Biden)

Hopefully lurkers will TEXT 📱 📱 📱
and EMAIL 📨 📨 📨 these to others,
post elsewhere too, and wake people up

That Old Serpent 🐍 called the Devil and Satan is doing an excellent job destroying society with this madness - hard to believe that there are actually people defending this stuff

[hardspunned]

When I posted the Education Department press release six hours after it was released, I was surprised it hadn’t been targeted by by the robed hacks yet.

[SaveFerris]

Meanwhile in Maine:

Maine is sooooo progressive 😃😀🤣🤪

Openly Trans Person Elected To Public Office For The First Time In Maine

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4310375/posts?page=18#18

[13Sisters76]

Now, let this judicial thug try to enforce it.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

You had two in a row!

“ biblical mail”

[healy61]

I noticed no name for the Bench/wife beater. By god, those women will learn their places, and those men will show women what is a real woman.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“The Department of Education can also initiate administrative proceedings to adjudicate the termination of federal funding.”

And guess who does the administrative proceedings? Yep, an “Administrative Law Judge.”

Yet ANOTHER judge.

Judge #1 issues a TRO. Judge #2 decides if Judge #1 was correct.