Maine’s attorney general filed a lawsuit against the federal government this week that stated the administration did not follow proper procedure when it cut off federal funding to the state.
The feud stems from President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at preventing men from participating in women’s sports and entering their changing rooms.
Maine’s Governor Janet Mills (D) famously told Trump in February that she would see him “in court” over the issue, and in March, the Civil Rights Office said the Maine Department of Education, the Maine Principals’ Association, and a Maine high school were each in violation of Title IX.
Just days later, the University of Maine System said it would comply with the new federal standards after it revealed it lost millions in grants
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