Attorney General Bondi Files Lawsuit Against Maine Regarding Boys Competing in Girls’ Sports

The Department of Justice is pursuing a federal court injunction compelling Pine Tree State schools to immediately cease the participation of transgender boys in girls’ sports and restore all athletic titles and records to their rightful female recipients.

During a news conference on April 16 in Washington, Attorney General Pam Bondi indicated that the federal agency may also consider retroactively retracting funds from school districts that failed to adhere to Title IX regulations in the past.

“This is pretty straightforward,” she stated. “It’s about protecting women’s sports and ensuring the personal safety of young women.”

Bondi was accompanied by Education Secretary Linda McMahon and Maine Assemblywoman Laurel Libby, who faced censure from her state’s Democrat-led legislature for sharing the identity and photos of a male transgender athlete from Greely High School who claimed the indoor track state pole vaulting title this year.

Maine high school athletes who competed against transgender males were present on stage, including Riley Gaines, a former NCAA swimmer who brought this issue to the forefront after losing her championship to a transgender male who had previously competed in the men’s division until his senior year.

Bondi noted that a transgender male from Maine also captured a cross-country state title last fall in the girls’ division and was competitive at state-level skiing events this winter.

“This effectively took away a spot from young women in women’s sports,” Bondi remarked. “Shame on him.”

Bondi did not reveal the location where this federal lawsuit was filed.

In a related court case concerning the same issue, a judge mandated that the federal government must unfreeze Department of Agriculture funding for schools.

Previously, President Donald Trump issued executive orders that clarified Title IX and banned males from competing in women’s sports. The NCAA has already complied, and Republican House members are currently drafting legislation to solidify that regulation.

Maine’s attorney general has informed Bondi that the state intends to disregard her order. School district superintendents have communicated to their communities that they must comply with state laws that contradict Trump’s executive orders until further notice.

Trump publicly confronted Maine Governor Janet Mills during a governor’s workshop on Capitol Hill in February, cautioning her that he would withdraw funding if she continued to oppose his executive order.

At the state level, Greely High School’s community has expressed support for all transgender athletes, including their state champion pole vaulter, and criticized Trump and the NCAA for their compliance. However, Libby has also garnered substantial support through her social media, asserting that the majority of Mainers oppose men competing as women in their state.

“Maine Democrats have doubled down on their extreme agenda, putting our students and families at risk of losing hundreds of millions in federal funding,” Libby declared in a statement to The Epoch Times.

“Their radical gender ideology threatens the very existence of women’s sports and penalizes Maine students against the will of Maine citizens.”

In response to Bondi’s news conference, Mills stated that Trump’s actions and those of the Department of Justice are politically driven.

“As I have stated before, this is not simply about who can compete in sports; it is about whether a President can enforce compliance with his agenda, disregarding the rule of law that governs this country. I believe he cannot,” the governor concluded.