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The gender craze is losing in the Supreme Court and in the court of public opinion.The gender craze is losing in the Supreme Court and in the court of public opinion.'I definitely feel violated': Christian girls' basketball team heads to court after statewide ban for refusing to play male
A Vermont Christian school has begun its legal fight against the state after the school was banned from state athletics competitions over their girls' basketball team's refusal to play against a team with a male athlete.
In February 2023, Mid Vermont Christian School forfeited a playoff game against Long Trail Mountain because the opponent had a male player on its squad.
Just a few weeks later, Mid Vermont was banned from statewide athletics by the Vermont Principals' Association after the governing body reached a unanimous decision to bar the school over its refusal to play. The state entity citied a "best practices" document that stated, "Transgender and gender nonconforming students are to be provided the same opportunities to participate in physical education as are all other students."
'There's a disadvantage for me.'
After filing a lawsuit in February 2024, the school, with help from the Alliance Defending Freedom, is finally seeing the courtroom.
"I definitely feel violated. I definitely feel nervous playing against men," Myranda Goodwin, a student and basketball player from Mid Vermont told Fox News. "When I play against my brother, it's definitely — there's a disadvantage for me."
Team coach Chris Goodwin offered encouragement to his students and said that while the battle may be difficult, it is important to stand up for what they believe in.
"Even though there's gonna be a cost to doing what's right, that doesn't mean you compromise. You still stand up and you do the right thing, and in the long run, there's a benefit to that," Goodwin said.
The coach went on to say that he never thought he would be in court for simply "adhering to my biblical (and commonsense) belief that boys and girls are different."
In response to Fox News, the Vermont Principals' Association claimed Mid Vermont was hindering the opportunities of other students by standing by its own beliefs.
"Mid Vermont Christian School has every right to teach its beliefs to its own students. It cannot, however, impose those beliefs on students from other public and private schools, deny students from other schools the opportunity to play, or hurt students from other schools because of who those students are."
The legal group AFD claimed in a press release that the state "cannot punish religious schools" by kicking them out of state-sponsored sports.
The group's vice president of litigation said Mid Vermont had been denied a public benefit "just because it stood by the widely held, commonsense belief that boys and girls are different."
While the aforementioned transgender policy asks schools to consider factors like protecting student privacy, it heavily favors the child with the delusional position.
"Generally, students should be permitted to participate in physical education and sports in accordance with the student's gender identity," the policy advises.
The policy also requires schools to maximize "social integration of the transgender student," while ensuring "equal opportunity to participate."
It then simply states, "A transgender student should not be required to use a locker room or restroom that conflicts with the student's gender identity."
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Appeals court blocks DOGE records-grab ordered by lower court
A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked a lower court's order seeking records from the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency regarding its plans to significantly reduce the size of the federal government.
Earlier this month, United States District Judge Tanya Chutkan directed the DOGE to turn over the documents in response to a lawsuit filed by 14 Democratic-led states, headed by New Mexico. Additional plaintiffs included Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.
'That should be the end of this ill-conceived challenge.'
The states' lawsuit claimed that the DOGE and Elon Musk violated the U.S. Constitution's Appointments Clause and separation of powers, arguing that Musk was not confirmed by the Senate. The states aimed to block the DOGE from accessing several government systems and terminating federal employees.
The complaint requested records from the department as part of the discovery process.
"Defendants argue that the 'inner workings of government' are immaterial to an Appointments Clause claim," Chutkan wrote in her decision. "The court is not convinced, but that is a legal issue appropriate for resolution after fulsome briefing. At this stage, it is sufficient that Plaintiffs' discovery requests intend to reveal the scope of DOGE's and Musk's authority."
She noted that the plaintiffs' requested materials "seek to identify DOGE personnel and the parameters of DOGE's and Musk's authority—a question central to Plaintiffs' claims."
Chutkan ordered the DOGE to produce recordings concerning "agencies, employees, legal agreements, or data management systems" pertaining to the states. The judge gave Musk and the DOGE until April 2 to comply.
On Wednesday, a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit temporarily blocked Chutkan's order, suggesting she first rule on the Trump administration's motion to dismiss before moving to discovery.
Chutkan canceled a Thursday status hearing following the appeals court's ruling.
The administration's motion to dismiss argued, "By the Complaint's own terms, the States agree that Elon Musk 'does not occupy an office of the United States'; they allege only that he wields 'de facto power.'"
"That should be the end of this ill-conceived challenge," it read. "The States' contrary view rests on conflating influence and authority."
The White House has insisted that Musk is not the head of the DOGE but a senior adviser to President Donald Trump.
Despite facing an onslaught of litigation, the DOGE has not slowed its cost-cutting efforts. On Wednesday, the DOGE applauded the Department of Labor for terminating $557 million in "America Last" grants, totaling $237 million in savings.
According to the department, the wasteful awards included $10 million for "gender equity in the Mexican workplace," over $12 million for "worker empowerment in South America," $5 million for "elevating women's participation in the workplace" in West Africa, more than $4 million for "assisting foreign migrant workers" in Malaysia, $3 million for "enhanc[ing] social security access and worker protections for internal migrant workers" in Bangladesh, another $3 million for "safe and inclusive work environments" in Lesotho, and $6.25 million for "improving respect for Worker's rights in agricultural supply chains" in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador.
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20 Democrat AGs sue Trump's Education Department over 'massive' staff cuts
A coalition of attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Trump administration over its move to lay off nearly 50% of the Department of Education's workforce.
Earlier this week, the Education Department terminated over 1,300 employees. Education Secretary Linda McMahon called the action the "first step" in President Donald Trump's "mandate" to shut down the department.
'Elected with a mandate from the American public to return education authority to the states.'
"What we did today was to take the first step of eliminating what I think is bureaucratic bloat," McMahon stated.
In February, the Education Department fired 63 probationary workers. Another 600 staffers voluntarily quit as part of the Trump administration buyout offer.
Earlier this week, a DOE spokesperson stated that the layoffs were meant to cut the department's workforce "roughly in half," adding that 131 teams would be eliminated.
"We are focusing on eliminating full teams whose operations are either redundant or not necessary for the functioning of the department," the spokesperson said.
"We're going to have these folks roll over their responsibilities by Friday, March 21. They will then go on paid administrative leave until the reduction in force is complete," the DOE official continued. "They will be teleworking from tomorrow until March 21. Then all of that is being done for safety reasons to protect the 2,183 employees that are going to remain after the [reduction in force] is complete."
The states suing the administration, the department, and McMahon included New York, Massachusetts, Hawaii, California, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.
The Democratic attorneys general wrote in their lawsuit that the layoffs were "an effective dismantling of the Department." They argued that the Trump administration lacks the authority to eradicate the Education Department.
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell stated, "Neither President Trump nor his secretary have the power to demolish a congressionally created department."
New York Attorney General Letitia James said, "This outrageous effort to leave students behind and deprive them of a quality education is reckless and illegal."
The complaint contended that the department is "essential."
"The dismantling of the Department will also result in the termination of afterschool programs," the lawsuit read. "Regardless of what alternative resources are put in the place of the Department of Education, the process of the Department's dismantling will create and has created chaos, disruption, uncertainty, delays and confusion for Plaintiff States and their residents."
Madi Biedermann, an Education Department spokesperson, declared that Trump was "elected with a mandate from the American public to return education authority to the states."
She noted that the layoffs were "strategic, internal-facing" and "will not directly impact students and families."
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