Civil Rights
Feb. 4, 2025
Conservative group challenges California law protecting transgender students
The lawsuit, brought by attorneys representing two female high school cross-country runners, argues that AB 1266 violates Title IX by compromising fairness and safety in girls' sports. The challenge comes amid broader conservative efforts to roll back transgender protections in education.




A nonprofit law firm focused on protecting constitutional rights is challenging a California law designed to protect transgender students in schools -- more than a decade after its enactment.
Last week, attorneys representing two female high school cross-country runners amended their complaint, requesting that a federal court block a law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in 2013. According to a Jan. 31 filing by Julianne Fleischer, legal counsel for Advocates for Faith & Freedom, AB ...
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