US EditionJudge orders USDA to unfreeze federal funds withheld from Maine over Title IX
- A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to unfreeze Maine's federal funding, which was frozen for not complying with Title IX regarding transgender athletes competing in girls' sports.
- The U.S. Department of Education stated that Maine's actions violated Title IX by allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls' and women's sports.
- Maine's Attorney General's Office argues that Title IX does not prohibit transgender athletes from competing in women's sports, which is part of the ongoing legal battle.
- The judge ruled that the U.S. Department of Agriculture must immediately release any frozen federal funds and cannot interfere with future funding without following proper procedures.
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DOJ blocks funding to Maine Corrections Dept. for putting men in women’s prisons
The state’s prison officials defiantly insist that it’s legal and safe to force vulnerable women inmates to share a cell with a man who claimed to be a woman after he was convicted of stabbing his parents and the family dog to death. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has withdrawn $1.5 million in federal funding from Maine’s prison system due to the state’s policy of housing men who claim to be women in women’s prisons. U.S. Attorney General …
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Frey, Orders Trump Administration to End Freeze on Education Funding
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) must resume federal education funding for Maine, according to a Friday ruling from George W. Bush-appointed U.S. District Court Judge John Woodcock, granting a request from Maine Attorney General (AG) Aaron Frey. [RELATED: AG Frey Sues USDA Over Freeze on Federal Funding Following Maine’s Refusal to Ban Males [...] The post Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Frey, Orders Trump Administration to End…
'My jaw dropped': Maine governor 'appalled' by Trump threats to her state
Maine's governor Janet Mills discussed her reaction to president Donald Trump's threats to her state during an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Monday.A federal judge recently ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze federal funding allocated to Maine by the U.S. Department of Agriculture,...
Federal judge scrutinizes administration's freeze on public health funds: 'Deliberate effort to limit government oversight'
A judge is determining whether billions of dollars earmarked for eco-friendly projects were illegally frozen and withheld by the federal government. The lawsuit by Climate United Fund alleges that the Environmental Protection Agency illegally terminated $20 billion worth of grants for financing clean energy projects and other green initiatives. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 initially authorized the funds, which were put into the Greenhouse…
Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Sues Trump Administration for Freezing Funds Used to Feed Children and Vulnerable Adults
Attorney General Aaron M. Frey filed a complaint in federal court in Maine against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins for withholding funding used to feed children in schools, childcare centers, and after-school programming as well as disabled adults in congregate settings. The complaint follows a letter received by the State on April 2nd from Secretary Rollins announcing the…
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