Virginia Schools Can Sue Trump Administration Over Transgender Policies, Court Rules
A federal appeals court has allowed two Virginia school districts to continue fighting the U.S. Department of Education's decision that their transgender student bathroom policies violate federal law. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond ruled 2-1 on Thursday that federal district courts should not have dismissed the lawsuits filed by Arlington and Fairfax County school boards for jurisdictional reasons. The school districts are challenging the Education Department's finding that allowing transgender students to use bathrooms, locker rooms and other facilities associated with their gender identity violates Title IX: the federal law against sex discrimination in education programs funded with federal money, per reports. The appeals court disagreed with the lower court's finding that only the U.S. Court of Federal Claims could hear the disputes. That court generally hears…
