The Trump administration’s Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that it will sue the state of California for violations of Title IX, in reference to keeping men out of women’s sports.
In March, California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, in a move widely regarded as an attempt to distance himself from his leftist record and position himself for a future presidential run, claimed on his podcast that he opposed men competing in women’s sports.
When criticisms were made of a high school boy who had won a regional meet, Newsom responded, “I think it’s an issue of fairness. I completely agree with you on that. It is an issue of fairness. It’s deeply unfair. I’m not wrestling with the fairness issue. I totally agree with you.”
The lawsuit filed by the DOJ reportedly cited Newsom’s own words, that biological males competing in women’s sports was “deeply unfair.”
Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, in a statement took aim at Gavin Newsom.
“Not only is it ‘deeply unfair,’ it is also illegal under federal law,” Bondi said in a statement. “This Department of Justice will continue its fight to protect equal opportunities for women and girls in sports.”
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California officials are failing to protect girls on the playing field and in the locker room. The Department of Justice has filed suit. pic.twitter.com/op2UVREx0c
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) July 9, 2025
Federal officials found that California was in clear violation of Title IX.
“As a result of the noncompliance finding, OCR has issued a proposed Resolution Agreement to CDE and CIF to resolve their Title IX violations,” the U.S. Department of Education said in a press release issued last month. “OCR has offered both entities an opportunity to voluntarily agree to change these unlawful practices within 10 days or risk imminent enforcement action, including referral to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for proceedings.”
Education Secretary Linda McMahon stated to Perino, “We investigated this; the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Education investigated. We told Governor Newsom that we’d be investigating these violations. We found California to be in violation of Title IX; we turned it over to the Justice Department, and they announced this morning that they were filing suit against California.”
“This is something President Trump campaigned on; his ‘Promises made, promises kept,'” she said, adding, “It is the law. The president means business with it.”
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