Washington, April 16: The Trump administration announced a lawsuit Wednesday against Maine's education department for not complying with the government's push to ban transgender athletes in girls sports, escalating a dispute over whether the state is abiding by a federal law that bars discrimination in education based on sex. The lawsuit follows weeks of feuding between the Republican administration and Democratic Gov Janet Mills that has led to threats to cut off crucial federal funding and a clash at the White House when she told the president: 슬롯사이트œWe'll see you in court.슬롯사이트� US: Georgia Democrats' Frustration with Anti-transgender Bills Boils over into a Walkout.

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the legal action at a news conference in Washington alongside former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines, who has emerged as a public face of the opposition to transgender athletes. Trump's departments of Education and Health and Human Services have said the Maine agency is violating the federal Title IX antidiscrimination law by allowing transgender girls to participate on girls teams. 슬롯사이트˜End of War on Women슬롯사이트™s Sports슬롯사이트�: Surrounded by Young Female Fans, US President Donald Trump Signs Order Banning Participation of Transgender Athletes in Women슬롯사이트™s Sports (Watch Video).

Maine officials have refused to agree with a settlement that would have banned transgender students from sports, arguing that the law does not prevent schools from letting transgender athletes participate.

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