Attorney General Drew Wrigley joins Title IX lawsuit, ACLU responds

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Attorney General Drew Wrigley joins the fight against the U.S. Department of Education over its new rule interpreting Title IX.

The lawsuit includes the attorneys general from Arkansas Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota along with an Arkansas high school athlete.

Title IX protects and promote opportunities for women and girls in education and sports.

The rule being challenged by President Biden and his Department of Education requires schools and universities to allow transgender women onto women and girls’ sports teams.

The lawsuit says the new requirement undermines safety and privacy, and robs young female athletes of opportunities.

“Trans youth continue to be used by elected leaders in North Dakota as a political punching bag,” according to the American Civil Liberties Union.

“This lawsuit is little more than political grandstanding and is just another attempt to erase transgender people from society while stirring up support from their base of anti-trans activists with fear-mongering tactics and discriminatory rhetoric that harm some of the most vulnerable people in our state.”