A coalition of 16 attorneys general, led by New Jersey, California and Pennsylvania, filed a multistate amicus brief last week in several lawsuits that seek to block implementation of the Biden administration’s newly adopted Title IX rules over their provision of enhanced protection for transgender students, among other changes.

Several challenges have been filed in federal court following the Department of Education’s release of the final version of Title IX regulations on April 19. Lawsuits have been filed in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana and Texas federal courts, collectively challenging the inclusion of gender identity in the definition of discrimination based on sex. Observers in the Title IX space have said that one case, Alabama v. Cardona, will roll back due process rights under the new Title IX rules, which are set to take effect Aug. 1.