Trump Redefining ‘Sex’ Sets Up Clash Over High Court Protections
Legal and advocacy groups swiftly condemned the order, which will likely be challenged in court.
Shiwali Patel, senior director of safe and inclusive schools at the National Women’s Law Center, said groups, including her’s, are analyzing the executive order and determining next steps. They’re also waiting to see what the agencies may say or do in response, she said.
“They can’t undo what the Supreme Court has very clearly held in Bostock and that many other courts have also affirmed in the context of other spaces, like educational spaces, schools, under Title IX. That is clear law, it’s clear precedent,” Patel said.