U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a civil lawsuit against Maine on Wednesday for violating Title IX. This comes after Maine said it would not comply with the federal government's demands to ban transgender athletes from girls’ sports,

The Justice Department is suing Maine over its refusal to comply with a ban on transgender athletes in high school sports, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Wednesday.

The Trump administration escalated its fight against transgender athletes Wednesday, suing Maine for allegedly violating federal law by refusing to prevent “biological boys” from competing on girls’ sports teams.