The decision threw out the administration’s proposed regulations, which prohibited discrimination based on gender identity.

The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found they overstepped the president’s authority.

Judge Danny C. Reeves of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky rejected the Biden administration's interpretation of the law.

A federal court blocked Joe Biden’s Title IX changes, halting efforts to redefine sex as gender identity, which critics hailed as a win for women’s rights.

But on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves ruled in Cardona v. Tennessee, tossing out Biden’s Title IX changes nationwide. The decision was in response to a lawsuit brought by Tennessee, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and Virginia.

A federal judge struck down the rule just days before Donald J. Trump, who promised to unwind much of it, assumes the presidency.

A federal judge in Kentucky ruled that Title IX rules barring sex discrimination do not apply to gender identity.

A federal district judge in Kentucky has struck down the Biden administration’s Title IX regulation that added sexual orientation and transgender status to the definition of sexual discrimination protections.

A federal judge in Kentucky has reaffirmed his decision to block Biden administration Title IX rules, including those aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination in schools. Chief Judge Danny Reeves of the U.

A federal judge blocked the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule nationwide, crushing its efforts to strengthen discrimination protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity.