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Jun 25, 2025 Department of Education Office for Civil Rights found California in Title IX violation over its transgender student athlete policy Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
Federal enforcement threatened funding cuts to compel a state to abandon protections for transgender students, using civil rights law against the policy it was designed to protect.
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- Department of Education found California in violation of Title IX over trans athlete policy — On June 25, the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights determined that the California Department of Education and the California Interscholastic Federation were in "clear violation of Title IX," which prohibits sex-based discrimination in education programming and activities that receive federal funding. The violations relate to the state allowing trans student athletes to compete in school sports, which runs afoul of an executive order by Trump. The Trump administration gave the CDE and CIF 10 days to change their policies or "risk imminent enforcement action," which includes a criminal referral to the DOJ and could result in a loss of federal funding.
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Week 23 – 2025-06-21–2025-06-27
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Jun 23, 2025 Kristi Noem threatened to revoke Harvard's ability to enroll international students Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
Using regulatory authority to punish an academic institution perceived as politically resistant threatens institutional independence and free speech.
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- Homeland Security Secretary Noem threatened to revoke Harvard's international student program — On June 23, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem penned an op-ed in the Washington Post stating she remains "prepared to revoke Harvard University's Student and Exchange Visitor Program [SEVP] certification," which would prohibit the school from enrolling international students. Noem claimed Harvard has not complied with "lawful oversight duties," has "fostered antisemitic extremism," and "used taxpayer money to collaborate with an American adversary." She also attacked the federal judge who blocked the administration's earlier attempt to revoke the certification.
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Week 23 – 2025-06-21–2025-06-27
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