US EditionMaine, Trump admin settle lawsuit over frozen funds after transgender athlete battle
- Maine and the U.S. Department of Agriculture settled a lawsuit on May 2, 2025, regarding withheld federal funds due to alleged Title IX violations related to transgender athlete policies.
- In March 2025, the USDA halted approximately $3 million in federal funding to Maine, citing the state's policies that allow transgender female students to participate in girls' sports, which it claimed violated Title IX; this action led Maine's Attorney General Aaron Frey to pursue legal action against the agency.
- Following the freeze, Maine's Department of Education lost access to funding for school nutrition program administration and other grants essential for feeding children and vulnerable adults, leading to a complaint and a federal judge's temporary restraining order on April 11.
- Attorney General Frey expressed regret that his office had to initiate legal action in federal court to ensure the USDA adhered to legal requirements and its own rules, following the settlement confirming that the USDA could not withhold funds without following proper legal procedures.
- The settlement ended the dispute by requiring USDA to follow legal steps before withholding funds, allowing Maine to continue receiving federal support directed by Congress to feed 172,000 children and vulnerable adults statewide.
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