McMahon and Bondi Announce Justice Department Suit Against California Over Title IX and Girls' Sports
July 9, 2025 · The Justice Department · 0:01:29
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What happened
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said that over the previous several weeks the Department of Education notified California’s Department of Education and the California Interscholastic Federation that they were in violation of Title IX for allowing men to compete in women’s sports — actually years of violation, she said — and warned that if they did not change, the case would be referred to the Department of Justice, which has now been done, according to McMahon.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi thanked McMahon and said the Department of Justice has filed the lawsuit against California, its Department of Education, and the governing body for women’s sports in California, stating the administration’s position as only women in women’s sports under Title IX, according to Bondi. She cited a California example of a boy in track and field who, she said, would have lost every race in boys’ competition yet won over three dozen medals in women’s sports, said those medals should be returned to the women, and said no boys will be allowed in women’s locker rooms, according to Bondi.
Bondi said the administration has sued Maine, is in litigation with Minnesota, has sent multiple letters, and warned non-compliant states that they are next, concluding that the Education and Justice Departments will protect girls and girls’ sports, according to Bondi.
Why it matters
The announcement converts the Education Department’s Title IX findings against California into a filed federal lawsuit, with Maine and Minnesota named as the existing fronts and further states warned, as the officials stated it.
Sources: The Justice Department, “Attorney General Bondi, Secretary McMahon Announce DOJ Suit Against CA for Violating Title IX”, 2025-07-09 (official upload, embedded above; published 2025-07-09). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.
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