Attorney General Chris Carr has filed an amicus brief supporting a Tennessee-led lawsuit against the Biden-Harris administration's revised Title IX rule, which mandates that males and females share bathrooms and redefines "sex" to include "gender identity" and "sexual orientation."
Carr previously challenged this rule in April 2024, successfully blocking its implementation in Georgia and three other states. "Whether it’s the Biden-Harris administration or the NCAA, we have continued to push back against all those intent on destroying women’s sports," Carr stated. "This latest action will further bolster our efforts here in Georgia and across the country as we work to block this absurd rule once and for all. We’re committed to protecting female athletes, and we will never stop fighting for women’s rights to fair competition."
Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in education programs receiving federal financial assistance. The new rule also requires schools to use a student's preferred pronouns or risk losing federal funding.
In June 2024, a preliminary injunction blocked the revised Title IX rule's implementation in Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, and West Virginia. Carr and 19 other attorneys general are now asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to affirm this injunction and declare the rule unlawful.
Carr initially opposed this rule when introduced by the Biden-Harris administration in July 2022, drawing significant opposition from various observers.
In March 2024, Carr also urged the NCAA to repeal its rule allowing biological males to participate in women's sports.
Joining Carr in filing this brief are attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma South Carolina South Dakota Texas Utah Wyoming.