Overview

• The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division accused the California Interscholastic Federation of violating the Equal Protection Clause and demanded written certification of compliance by June 9 to avoid fines.
• In response, CIF’s new pilot entry process awarded shared first-place medals in high jump and triple jump and added podium spots in long jump for biological female athletes beaten by AB Hernandez.
• President Trump has warned he will cut federal funding for schools that allow transgender women to compete under his executive order on women’s sports.
• California Democrats including Rep. Ro Khanna and Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed to defend the state’s inclusion policies in court and stand up for LGBTQ+ student-athletes.
• In Oregon, high school jumpers Alexa Anderson and Reese Eckard protested on the podium and the America First Policy Institute filed a civil rights complaint with the Department of Education over transgender athlete guidelines.