US EditionStates Sue Feds over Gender Ideology Rules on Health Grants
Twelve states challenge HHS grant rules they say force discrimination against transgender people and seek to undo Title IX protections, risking billions in health and education funding.
- 12 states led by New York and California sued HHS in Rhode Island, challenging grant conditions tied to Trump's Jan. 28 executive order, which the lawsuit says oversteps authority.
- Title IX changes underlie the dispute, with the lawsuit alleging HHS is attempting to rewrite protections that recognize gender identity, since Oct. 1.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James warns the order risks $80 billion in federal funding, and the lawsuit names HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CMS director Dr. Mehmet Oz as defendants.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James called the policy a `cruel and unjust directive` forcing states to choose between values and funding, while Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said it interferes with personal medical decisions.
- The administration's Jan. 28 executive order states it will not fund transgender transition procedures for minors, and HHS press secretary highlighted a December initiative targeting such care under Medicare and Medicaid programs.
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State attorneys general sue US government for conditioning funds on transgender policy
Twelve states’ attorneys general sued the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Tuesday for conditioning its funding on compliance with the Trump administration’s policy of recognizing the existence of only two genders. The new HHS condition comes from its new Grants Policy Statement, among other similar policy changes, which sets forth conditions for recipients of HHS grants. The policy statement continues its usual requirement that …
Conservative Review
The BlazeDemocrat-controlled states sue Trump admin over defunding of gender ideology
Democratic attorneys general from 12 states are suing the Trump administration in hopes of barring the Department of Health and Human Services from defunding various gender ideology initiatives.President Donald Trump took a wrecking ball to gender ideology on his first day back in office, declaring in Executive Order 14168, "It is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female. These sexes are not changeable and are grou…
Nevada Current
Multistate lawsuit challenges ‘gender conditions’ on HHS funding
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island argues new rules attached to federal grants force recipients to honor President Donald Trump’s January 2025 executive order limiting the federal definition of sex to a strictly binary model. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha joined 11 other states’ attorneys general Tuesday in filing suit against the U.S. Department …
A Dozen States Sue Trump Admin Over Gender Policy Conditions on Federal Grants
A coalition of 12 states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Jan. 13, seeking to block federal grant conditions they argue would force them to discriminate against people who identify as transgender. The lawsuit, filed by attorneys general from 12 states, challenges the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’s) new policy tying health, education, and research funding to compliance with President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20, 202…
Illinois joins suit after feds threaten billions in funding over Trump order targeting trans people
Illinois has joined 11 other states in suing the Trump administration over its attempt to condition billions of dollars of federal funding on discrimination against trans people in accordance with Trump’s previous executive orders.The federal government is trying to condition billions in federal funding on Trump’s executive orders targeting transgender people, saying institutions are out of compliance with Title IX for not falling in line with T…
States sue feds over gender ideology rules on health grants
(The Center Square) – New York, California and Oregon are leading 12 states suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over allegedly threatening to withhold billions of dollars in grants unless states illegally discriminate against transgender people.
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