Directed investigations opened into the California Interscholastic Federation and Minnesota State High School League

Enforcement/investigationED

Date
Actor
ED Office for Civil Rights
Agency
Department of Education (ED)
Type
Enforcement/investigation
Section
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Summary

OCR announced Title IX directed investigations into the athletic governing bodies of California (CIF) and Minnesota (MSHSL) after both states said their anti-discrimination laws would continue to allow transgender girls to play girls' sports notwithstanding EO 14201. These were the first state-level athletic-association targets; the investigations were later expanded to the state education agencies themselves.

Status

CIF (with CDE) found in violation June 25, 2025; MSHSL (with MDE) found in violation September 30, 2025; both matters referred to DOJ and in litigation (below; see sections 3 and 10). Update, Sept. 23, 2026: On Aug. 31, 2026, the court dismissed the government's suit against the California Interscholastic Federation and the California Department of Education with prejudice (C.D. Cal. No. 8:25-cv-01485, ECF 54); the Minnesota case (D. Minn. No. 0:26-cv-02078) remains pending.

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