Episode 98 Gender Identity, Title IX, and Equal Protection: Status of Federal and California Law and Pending Litigation

2025-12-01

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In this episode, host Sloan Simmons joins Title IX experts Sarah Fama and Sinead McDonough for a comprehensive discussion regarding the status of the law as it pertains to gender identity, students, and schools. Topics covered include the current status of California and federal law and policy on point, as well as the wide-ranging scope of pending litigation poised to impact this area of school law. Show Notes & References 1:54 – Foundational cases impacting Title IX policy (Bostock v. Clayton County (2020) 140 S. Ct. 1731) (Cl...

Show Notes & References

1:54 – Foundational cases impacting Title IX policy (Bostock v. Clayton County (2020) 140 S. Ct. 1731) (Client News Brief 50 – June 2020)
2:55 – Grabowski v. Arizona Board of Regents (9th Cir. 2023) 69 F.4th 1110
5:51 – Parents for Privacy vs. Barr (9th Cir. 2020) 949 F.3d 1210 (Client News Brief 40 – May 2020)
10:48 – Roe vs. Critchfield (9th Cir. 2025) 137 F.4th 912 (Client News Brief 14 – April 2025)
12:49 – Jones, et al. v. Critchfield, et al., Ninth Circuit Case No. 25-5413
13:44 – Regino vs. Blake (formerly Staley) (9th Cir. 2025) (Client News Brief 17 – April 2025)
14:57 – Assembly Bill (AB) 1266
20:00 – United States v. Skrmetti (2025) 605 U.S. 495
22:24 – The law in California
23:25 – CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) Rule 300D and Guidelines for Gender Identity Participation
24:36 – Interactions with federal law
25:56 – Executive Order (EO) 14168 (Client News Brief 12 – February 2025)
27:01 – Tennessee v. Cardona decision
28:29 – Dear Colleague letter – February 4, 2025
30:32 – Federal government’s approach and reaction to CIF and AB 1266 (USDOE Press Releases: February 12, 2025; March 27, 2025; June 25, 2025)
34:00 – Related Supreme Court cases (Little v. Hecox, Case No. No. 24-38; West Virginia v. B.P.J., Case No. 24-43)
35:09 – T.S. et al. v. Riverside Unified School District et al., U.S.D.C., Central District of California, Case No. 5:24-cv-02480-SSS-SP, and order on motion to dismiss, (C.D. Cal. Sept. 24, 2025) 2025 WL 2884416
36:25 – Protections for student privacy and their interactions with parental rights
39:22 – Mirabelli vs. Olson et al.¸U.S.D.C., Southern District of California, Case No. 3:23-cv-00768-BEN-VET
40:00 – The SAFETY Act (AB 1955)
44:13 – The dynamic between the federal government and California post-AB 1955 enactment (United States of America v. California Interscholastic Federation et al., U.S.D.C., Central District of California, 8:25-cv-01485-CV-JDE)
50:26 – Foote v. Ludlow School Committee, Case No. 25-77
52:19 – Mahmoud v. Taylor (2025) 606 U.S. 522 (Listen to Episode 97 Mahmoud v. Taylor) (Client News Brief 28 – July 2025)
53:31 – Access to facilities
55:15 – Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board (4th Cir. 2020) 972 F.3d 586
56:06 – Million Dollar Question: Does Title IX protect individuals based on gender identity or not?