Judge dismisses Justice Department suit against California over transgender sports policies

A federal judge has dismissed a Justice Department suit against California over its policies on transgender participation in sports. 

The Department of Justice took exception to California's policy requiring schools to allow students to participate in athletics on the basis of their gender identity. 

In U.S. District Judge Cynthia Valenzuela ruling Monday, granted California's motion to dismiss, saying that the state and several co-defendants lacked proper notice that they risked the loss of federal funding over the matter.

Valenzuela did not address the government's contention that Title IX requires schools to protect equal access to sports on the basis of biological sex.

California's Department of Education and the California Interscholastic Federation were both defendants in the suit.

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