{"id":2424159,"date":"2025-04-16T11:28:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T15:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ag-bondi-sues-maine-to-keep-men-out-of-womens-sports\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T11:30:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T15:30:05","slug":"ag-bondi-sues-maine-to-keep-men-out-of-womens-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ag-bondi-sues-maine-to-keep-men-out-of-womens-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"AG Bondi Sues Maine To Keep Men Out Of Women&#8217;s Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fag-bondi-sues-maine-to-keep-men-out-of-womens-sports%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2424159&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Attorney General Pam Bondi has initiated a lawsuit against the state of Maine, claiming that its current policy allows men to compete in women&#8217;s sports, which she <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">argues violates civil rights laws<\/a>, specifically Title IX.The lawsuit follows Maine&#8217;s refusal to comply with federal requests aimed at protecting women&#8217;s sports. Bondi stated that the situation not onyl endangers women&#8217;s rights but also poses safety concerns,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-leadership-group-biden-used-black-americans-to-ascend-to-the-white-house-but-has-basically-turned-his-back-on-them\/\" title=\"Black Leadership Group: \u2018Biden Used Black Americans To Ascend To The White House, But Has Basically Turned His Back On Them\u2019\">allowing biological boys<\/a> to use women&#8217;s restrooms and dressing rooms. <\/p>\n<p>She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-arent-we-doing-a-better-job-preventing-wars-reporter-questions-white-house\/\" title=\"Reporter questions White House on lack of progress in preventing wars.\">highlighted specific instances<\/a> where male athletes outperformed female competitors, thereby taking away opportunities and titles from women. The lawsuit seeks to prevent males from participating in women&#8217;s sports and restore titles won by female athletes. Bondi indicated that previous attempts by federal agencies to resolve the matter with Maine&#8217;s Department of Education were unsuccessful, leading to this legal action. She emphasized that the case is about protecting women from discrimination in sports and ensuring their safety.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PVYY-rSDVRo\">GBNews \/ Youtube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/16\/ag-bondi-sues-maine-to-keep-men-out-of-womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=AG%20Bondi%20Sues%20Maine%20To%20Keep%20Men%20Out%20Of%20Women%E2%80%99s%20Sports&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/16\/ag-bondi-sues-maine-to-keep-men-out-of-womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=AG%20Bondi%20Sues%20Maine%20To%20Keep%20Men%20Out%20Of%20Women%E2%80%99s%20Sports&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/16\/ag-bondi-sues-maine-to-keep-men-out-of-womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/16\/ag-bondi-sues-maine-to-keep-men-out-of-womens-sports\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=AG%20Bondi%20Sues%20Maine%20To%20Keep%20Men%20Out%20Of%20Women%E2%80%99s%20Sports&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/16\/ag-bondi-sues-maine-to-keep-men-out-of-womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Wednesday morning that the Department of Justice is suing the state of Maine over its insistence that men compete against women in sports, breaking civil rights law.<\/p>\n<p>The civil lawsuit against the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) comes after weeks of the state refusing multiple attempts from the federal government to comply with Title IX and protect women.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1288382533\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;We believe they are failing to protect women, and it&rsquo;s not only an issue in sports. It is a public safety issue,&rdquo; Bondi said at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PVYY-rSDVRo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press conference<\/a>. &ldquo;These boys are allowed to go in women&rsquo;s restrooms, they are allowed to go in the women&rsquo;s dressing rooms and get fully naked and change &mdash; biological boys &mdash; and change clothes in front of these young women. Maine&rsquo;s leadership has refused to comply at every turn, so now, we have no other choice: We are taking them to court.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some of these young women have endured vicious injuries, too, as a result of boys playing in their sports,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit is seeking an injunction against Maine to stop it from allowing males in female sports, as well as have titles stolen by boys &ldquo;returned to the young women who rightfully won these sports,&rdquo; Bondi said. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a> said they may look to retroactively pull funding for past noncompliance.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit comes after attempts from other federal agencies, like the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education, exhausted all options to enforce compliance. The Department of Education <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/14\/trumps-doj-tapped-to-investigate-defiant-maine-over-men-in-womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">turned their investigation over to the Department of Justice<\/a> last week, escalating the Trump administration&rsquo;s standoff with Maine, whose governor, Democrat Janet Mills, is being obstinate in her persistence to enforce harm upon women and young girls.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The state of Maine is discriminating against women by failing to protect women in women&rsquo;s sports &mdash; pretty basic stuff,&rdquo; Bondi said. &ldquo;This is a violation of Title IX. The Department of Justice will not sit by when women are discriminated against in sports. This is about sports, this is also about these young women&rsquo;s personal safety.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bondi pointed to a couple examples in Maine alone where male athletes beat all the women in the competition to steal a title. She noted that in ski and cross country races, a male, who would have come in 43rd among other males, came in first among females. In indoor track and field, another male &ldquo;beat every other girl by a significant margin. That qualified him for regional championships. That took a spot away from a young woman in women&rsquo;s sports &mdash; shame on him,&rdquo; Bondi said.<\/p>\n<p>The attorney general read aloud part of a letter received by the Department of Education from Maine&rsquo;s attorney general, stating, &ldquo;We will not sign the resolution agreement. We do not have revisions, or a counter proposal. We agree we are at an impasse. Nothing in Title IX, or its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-tapped-to-investigate-maine-over-men-in-womens-sports\/\" title=\"DOJ Tapped To Investigate ... Over Men In ...s ...\">implementing regulations prohibits schools<\/a> from allowing transg4ender girls and women to participate on girls&rsquo; and women&rsquo;s sports teams.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, they must not be reading the same Title IX that we&rsquo;re reading,&rdquo; Bondi said.<\/p>\n<p>Bondi was flanked by Education Secretary Linda McMahon and Republican Maine state Rep. Laurel Libby, who has been vocal on this issue to the point of being <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/17\/judge-hearing-maine-censure-case-over-trans-athletes-is-a-far-left-activist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stripped of her rights<\/a> to properly represent her constituents by Democrats in the state House.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Breccan F. Thies is a correspondent for The Federalist. He previously covered education and culture issues for the Washington Examiner and Breitbart News. 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