LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin announced today that he, along with 19 other state attorneys general, has filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. This brief supports a Tennessee-led coalition’s lawsuit against the Biden-Harris administration’s Title IX rule.
“Congress enacted Title IX to protect and promote educational opportunities for women and girls. I am proud to have filed our successful lawsuit challenging the Biden-Harris administration’s election-year effort to go around Congress and allow men into women’s and girl’s locker rooms, restrooms, and showers. That is also why I am leading this coalition of states to bolster our fellow states’ efforts to halt this unlawful Title IX rule,” Griffin stated.
He further added, “The Biden-Harris Title IX rule breaks the law Congress has written and violates the Constitution.”
In June, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti secured a preliminary injunction against the implementation of the Biden-Harris Title IX rule for his state as well as Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, and West Virginia. Griffin's amicus brief requests that the Sixth Circuit affirm this preliminary injunction and declare the new attempt to rewrite Title IX unlawful.
Additionally, in July, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri issued a preliminary injunction in Arkansas v. U.S. Department of Education to prevent the implementation of the new Title IX rule in Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
The amicus brief was filed by Griffin along with attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota Oklahoma South Carolina South Dakota Texas Utah Wyoming.
Tim Griffin was sworn in as Arkansas's 57th Attorney General on January 10th 2023 previously serving as Lieutenant Governor from 2015-2023. He served as a representative for Arkansas's Second Congressional District from 2011-2015 participating on various House Committees including Ways and Means Armed Services Foreign Affairs Ethics Judiciary while also acting as Deputy Whip for Majority.
Griffin has been an officer in U.S Army Reserve Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps for over 28 years currently holding rank colonel mobilized active duty Army prosecutor Fort Campbell Kentucky served with 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Mosul Iraq now Commander 2d Legal Operations Detachment New Orleans Louisiana previous assignments include Commander 134th Legal Operations Detachment Fort Liberty Senior Legislative Advisor Under Secretary Defense Personnel Readiness Pentagon earned master degree strategic studies Distinguished Honor Graduate U.S Army War College Carlisle Barracks Pennsylvania.
His career includes roles such as U.S Attorney Eastern District Arkansas Special Assistant President Deputy Director Political Affairs President George W Bush Special Assistant Assistant Attorney General Michael Chertoff Criminal Division U.S Department Justice Special Assistant U.S Attorney Eastern District Arkansas Senior Investigative Counsel Government Reform Oversight Committee U.S House Representatives Associate Independent Counsel Office Independent Counsel David M Barrett In re HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros.
Griffin graduated Magnolia High School Hendrix College Conway Tulane Law School New Orleans attended graduate school Oxford University admitted practice law Arkansas active Louisiana inactive lives Little Rock wife Elizabeth Camden native three children.