Both Maine and California have laws to allow transgender athletes on women’s teams. Trump is going after Maine’s federal funding. A wave of issues are headed to litigation with federal funding ...

As Maine’s battle with the Trump administration over transgender student-athletes intensifies and enters the courts, legal experts say the consequences could be huge — and extend far beyond Maine.

Trump threatened to withhold funding from Maine if the state refused to comply with an executive order he had signed barring transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday sued Maine for not complying with the government’s push to ban transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports, escalating a ...

The Justice Department sued Maine’s Department of Education on Wednesday over its refusal to comply with demands to ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports, an escalation ...

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the Attorney General's O office is suing Maine for allowing transgender athletes in women's sports, seeking an injunction and the return of titles to female ...

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) commented Wednesday on the Justice Department’s (DOJ) announcement of a lawsuit targeting her state over transgender athletes, calling it part of “an unprecedented ...

The lawsuit alleges that Maine is violating Title IX, which affords legal protection against sex discrimination, by allowing transgender female athletes to participate in girls' and women's sports.

It alleges Maine’s policy on transgender athletes violates Title IX. The Justice Department has filed suit against Maine in an effort to challenge the state's policy regarding transgender ...

The Justice Department is suing Maine over its refusal to comply with President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender athletes in high school sports, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Wednesday.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Trump administration on Wednesday sued Maine ...

Joining her was Maine state Rep. Laurel Libby (R), whose viral Facebook post about a transgender high school student attracted national media attention and led the Democrat-led state House to ...