TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 12, 2022

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today objected to the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed Title IX regulations in a formal letter joined by 19 other state attorneys general. The group argues that the department’s proposed redefinition of “sex” in Title IX to include “gender identity” would promote sex-based discrimination and threaten constitutional rights. Title IX of the Education Amendment currently protects people from discrimination based on sex and applies to schools, local and state educational agencies, and other institutions that receive financial assistance from the department. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee stopped the department from enforcing the guidance on July 17 following a lawsuit from Tennessee and other states. Read the full release from the AG's office.