Advocates for girls' sports vowed to keep fighting after a federal judge dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit challenging California policies that allow biological male athletes to compete on girls' school sports teams.A DOJ spokesperson told Fox News Digital the administration remains committed to enforcing President Donald Trump’s policy barring biological males from girls’ sports despite the setback and is considering an appeal."We are disappointed by the Court’s order, and remain committed to enforcing President Trump’s agenda preventing boys from playing in girls’ sports," the spokesperson said."We are evaluating our options for appeal."Sophia Lorey, California Family Council outreach director and a former college soccer player who organized "Save Girls' Sports" demonstrations in California, told Fox News Digital that the ruling did not resolve what she called the central Title IX dispute.A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit challenging California policies allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports.
(AP Photo/Jae C.Hong)NEWSOM FACES CRITICISM FOR STATE'S STANCE ON TRANS ATHLETES IN GIRLS' SPORTS AFTER SCOTUS RULING"California should not mistake a courtroom technicality for a victory," she said.
"The judge did not rule that allowing males into girls’ sports is fair, lawful, or consistent with Title IX.This case was dismissed on a technical issue without ever deciding the fundamental question at the heart of this fight."The court avoided the underlying debate over biological fairness entirely.
Instead, U.S.District Judge Cynthia Valenzuela grounded her decision in administrative funding rules, finding that the federal government failed to give California explicit prior notice before threatening to pull $44 billion in education funds. The Justice Department sued the California Department of Education (CADOE) and California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) in July 2025, alleging their transgender athl...