US to take legal action against Maine over Trump executive order on transgender athletes

Gov. Mills on transgender athletes lawsuit: ‘I’m happy to go to court’

The governor doubled down Thursday on her position that the federal government is wrong to try and pull funding from Maine over its transgender athletes policy.

Pam Bondi Stars in Trump’s Made-for-TV Justice Department

Pam Bondi, the attorney general of the United States, was asked what a pretty simple question during a Fox News appearance on Monday night. “Is that legal?” Jesse Watters wondered, referring to Donald Trump musing earlier in the day about sending “homegrown” American citizens to El Salvador. Doing so would be unequivocally illegal, and acknowledging as much is an extremely low bar for the nation’s top law enforcement official to clear. She d…

DOJ to sue Maine over trans women competing in female sports

The U.S. Justice Department said it will file a lawsuit against Maine over a state anti-discrimination law that allows transgender athletes to participate in girls’ and women’s sports.

US government sues Maine over refusing to ban transgender athletes

The suit comes after a public spat between the state's governor and Donald Trump over transgender women competing in sports.

DOJ slaps Title IX lawsuit on Maine over state’s refusal to ban trans athletes in women’s sports

"The state of Maine is discriminating against women by failing to protect women and women's sports," said Attorney General Pam Bondi. "Pretty basic stuff."

Trump sues Maine over transgender athletes in schools amid funding threats

Justice department lawsuit escalates a battle over Title IX as Maine vows to fight federal funding cuts in courtThe Trump administration sued Maine on Wednesday for allowing transgender girls to compete in school sports, dramatically escalating a confrontation that has already seen threats to cut the state’s education and school lunch funding.Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the lawsuit flanked by Riley Gaines, the former collegiate swimmer …