The Justice Department’s Suit Against California

Alleging CA is in violation of Title IX

July 9, 2025

There has been so much happening, it’s hard to keep up.

Today, the Federal Trade Commission hosted a day-long event titled, “The Dangers of ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors.” I watched it live, virtually, and it was extremely powerful. It began with a panel of detransitioners and parents whose children have been harmed by so-called “gender affirming care,” and continued with a lot of medical professionals talking about the lies of “gender affirming care.” There were more discussions with parents and survivors, and discussions about blowing the whistle on “gender” clinics (including Jamie Reed). It ended with a discussion about what the FTC can do to protect families.

As many attendees and viewers have said, it felt like a watershed event. You can watch a recording of the event here.

As announced last Thursday, the US Supreme Court has decided to take up the cases of Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. BPJ, both cases about whether women and girls are allowed to have female-only sports. The cases present an opportunity for the US Supreme Court to rule conclusively that sex is real under both Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. I explained those cases in a paid-only Substack post last week. I have been thinking more about them in the past week and have some thoughts that I’ll share below.

This post is mainly about the bombshell announcement from earlier today that the US Department of Justice is suing California, which has regularly been violating Title IX by allowing male athletes to compete in what are supposed to be female-only sports. Read on if you’d like to learn what I think about it.

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