Education Secretary Miguel Cordona and the Education Department unlawfully imposed a new Title IX rule that violates the U.S. Constitution and exceeded their authority, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

Lexington, Ky. US District Chief Judge Danny Reeves ruled Thursday that the Education Department had exceeded its constitutional authority

A federal judge has rejected the Biden administration’s Title IX rules which would have redefined sex as “gender identity,” which Republican critics said paved the way for biological males to participate in girls and women’s sports.

The court’s decision to strike down the rule is being hailed as a major victory by opponents of the regulation.

Court rules Biden's Title IX gender identity protections as unconstitutional after a challenge by Tennessee AG.

The Biden rule, which makes ‘gender identity’ a protected class similar to sex, ‘turns Title IX on its head,’ the judge wrote.

A federal judge in Kentucky struck down changes made to Title IX by the Biden administration Thursday, ruling that the new regulations, which had sought to expand nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ students,

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti called the ruling "a huge win for Tennessee, for common sense, and for women and girls across America."Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.