Date April 16, 2025 | By TruthWire.News Staff
Who: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Maine Department of Education, Governor Janet Mills
What: Federal lawsuit over transgender inclusion in girls’ sports
Where: State of Maine
When: Announced April 16, 2025
Why: Alleged violations of Title IX and Trump’s executive order on gender and sport
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a federal lawsuit today against the Maine Department of Education, accusing the state of violating Title IX and President Trump’s executive order on women’s sports.
The suit challenges Maine’s policy of allowing transgender girls to compete in girls’ sports, calling it discriminatory toward biological females. Bondi’s statement was blunt: “Maine is violating the law and putting girls at a disadvantage—period.”
The lawsuit demands that Maine:
- Ban transgender athletes from girls’ sports statewide
- Reassign any titles or awards previously won by trans athletes
- Return federal funds received in violation of Trump’s February 2025 executive order, “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports”
Maine Governor Janet Mills pushed back earlier this year, stating: “We’ll see you in court.” Her administration maintains that state law—under the Maine Human Rights Act—permits trans inclusion and does not conflict with Title IX.
This lawsuit could become a landmark legal battle over the federal government’s interpretation of women’s civil rights versus state-level protections for transgender individuals.