Supreme Court halts radical Title IX changes

Leave the Olympic controversy behind.

The United States, courtesy Friday's breaking Supreme Court ruling, is taking a strong stand.

In a 5-4 decision revealed late in the afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a newly introduced measure that would have allowed female-identifying males -- and vice versa -- unfettered access into opposite-sex locker rooms.

Per its most common interpretation, the overturned policy -- enacted by the current Presidential administration -- allowed female-identifying males to participate in women's athletics, locker rooms, restrooms and more.

Per the U.S. Supreme Court's official verdict:

"Several states and other parties sought preliminary injunctions against the new rule, arguing among other things that the rule exceeded the bounds of the statutory text enacted by Congress."

Kentucky, Louisiana and Tennessee were among the states who sued to overturn the ruling.

Riley Gaines, a former NCAA All-America swimmer at the University of Kentucky, reacted Friday evening to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling, when she posted on X (formerly Twitter) that "SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) has struck down the Biden-Harris administration's rewrite of Title IX, which would have allowed men in women's sports, bathrooms, locker rooms, dorms and compelled speech."

From the Supreme Court's ruling: Moreover, related to the equities, the Sixth Circuit has already expedited its consideration of the case and scheduled oral argument for October. The Court expects that the Courts of Appeals will render their decisions with appropriate dispatch. In light of all of the circumstances, the Court denies the Government’s applications for partial stays.

Today's ruling is in place until further notice. Based on the above, it would appear further notice will come this Fall.