Maine's Democratic Gov. Janet Mills speaks at a news conference at Morse High School on Oct. 20, 2022, in Bath, Maine. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption
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President Trump signed the "No Men in Women's Sports" executive order in the East Room at the White House on Wednesday. The order prohibits transgender women from competing in women's sports. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
Trump signs order to ban trans women from sports in schools that get federal funding
Friday
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to partially limit two lower-court orders that had previously blocked the Biden administration’s new rules barring sex discrimination in schools that get federal aid.
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Friday
"Our nation's educational institutions should be places where we not only accept differences, but celebrate them," U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, seen in the East Room of the White House in August 2023, said of the new Title IX regulation. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Friday
At Northwestern University, allegations of hazing in its football program led to the firing of longtime coach Pat Fitzgerald (right) and has the school facing multiple lawsuits, with more likely. Here, Fitzgerald leads the football team onto the field on Sept. 24, 2022, in Evanston, Illinois. Matt Marton/AP hide caption
Tuesday
Lauren Fleshman's memoir, Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World, is a memoir and a critique of how the sports world treats female athletes. Ryan Warner/Oiselle hide caption
The sports world is still built for men. This elite runner wants to change that
Sunday
The Peanuts characters reminded readers of the importance of Title IX at a moment when many schools and athletic programs were resistant to it. Peanuts © 1979 Peanuts Worldwide LLC hide caption
'Peanuts,' one of the world's most popular cartoons, pushed for Title IX in the 1970s
Thursday
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks at the White House on April 27. The Biden administration proposed a dramatic rewrite of campus sexual assault rules on Thursday, moving to expand protections for LGBTQ students, bolster the rights of victims and widen colleges' responsibilities in addressing sexual misconduct. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
Wednesday
Less than a year after the Trump administration enacted new rules for how schools handle cases of sexual assault and harassment, President Biden is beginning the process to replace those. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Biden Begins Process To Undo Trump Administration's Title IX Rules
Tuesday
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies before the House Education and Labor Committee in 2019. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Thursday
Former Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., died at the age of 91 on Thursday. He served three terms in the Senate, from 1963 to 1981. WTIU hide caption
Thursday
Bernice "Bunny" Sandler battled discrimination on the basis of sex, helping create Title IX legislation to give women and girls more opportunities in education and athletics. J.M. Eddins Jr./MCT via Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Demonstrators hold signs in support of trans equality outside the White House on Monday. The Trump administration is reportedly considering defining "sex" in a way that would restrict civil rights protections to transgender Americans. Tasos Katopodis/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Friday
Brandi Chastain celebrates after scoring the winning goal of the 1999 World Cup. Hector Mata/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
40 Years Of Athletic Support: Happy Anniversary To The Sports Bra
Wednesday
University of Tennessee coaches, including had football coach Butch Jones (second from left) hold a news conference in February. A federal lawsuit accused Tennessee of violating federal regulations and creating "a hostile sexual environment." Patrick Murphy-Racey/AP hide caption