Supreme Court blocks Biden’s new anti-discrimination rules for transgender students in red states

The Supreme Court has refused to lift court orders in 26 conservative states that blocked Education Department rules extending anti-discrimination protections to transgender students. The Supreme Court said Friday it has turned down an appeal from the Biden administration and refused to lift court orders in 26 conservative states that blocked new Education Department rules extending anti-discrimination protections to transgender students. The decision means the federal education law known as Title IX will forbid schools and colleges in half of the nation from discriminating against students based on their sexual…