‘Federal Overreach’: Lawsuit Aims to Stop Biden’s Title IX Rule Change

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🗓️ 6 May 2024

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After the Biden administration released its new Title IX rule on April 19, it took less than two weeks for the Defense of Freedom Institute to file a lawsuit against it.

“We are asking the court to … basically stop the effect of the regulations for a variety of legal reasons," says Robert Eitel, the institute's co-founder and president. That's because the rule change is “simply unlawful,” he explained.

Among the changes to Title IX, the Biden administration is attempting to redefine sex to include gender identity and sexual orientation. Title IX is an education amendment that was signed into law by President Richard Nixon in 1972 and requires there be equal opportunities for men and women in schools across the country.

Eitel says the Biden administration’s attempt to redefine sex in Title IX is “federal overreach.”

The states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, and Idaho filed the suit with the Washington-based Defense of Freedom Institute, a conservative nonprofit dedicated to providing policy and legal solutions within the spheres of education and the workforce.

Eitel joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the lawsuit against the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule. He also explains what should be done about the ever-growing issue of student loan debt, and why President Joe Biden can’t legally issue mass student loan forgiveness.

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Monday, May 6th. I'm Virginia Allen.
0:09.7	After the Biden administration released its new rule on Title IX on April 19th, it took less than two weeks for the Defense of Freedom Institute to file a lawsuit against that real change. Among the changes to Title IX, the Biden
0:25.3	administration is attempting to redefine sex to include gender identity and
0:30.5	sexual orientation within Title IX.
0:34.0	Now the Defense of Freedom Institute is asking the court to block this new rule from taking effect
0:39.0	because as they argue, it's unlawful.
0:42.0	Co-founder and president of the Defense of Freedom Institute, Robert Itel,
0:47.0	joins us on the show today to explain the suit and what to expect in the near future.
0:52.0	Stay tuned for our conversation after this
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1:39.0	Well, it is my pleasure today to be joined by the co-founder and the president of the
1:45.1	Defense of Freedom Institute Robert Itell. Mr Itell thank you so much for being
1:50.0	with us today really appreciate it. I'm delighted to be here, Virginia.
1:53.4	Mr. I tell you have a long background within education. You previously served as
1:59.0	Senior Council of the Secretary of Education from 2017 to 2020 and you were also the Deputy General
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