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.
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 11105:51 – 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) 126620:00 – United States v. Skrmetti (2025) 605 U.S. 49522:24 – The law in California23:25 – CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) Rule 300D and Guidelines for Gender Identity Participation24:36 – Interactions with federal law25:56 – Executive Order (EO) 14168 (Client News Brief 12 – February 2025)27:01 – Tennessee v. Cardona decision28:29 – Dear Colleague letter – February 4, 202530:32 – 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 288441636:25 – Protections for student privacy and their interactions with parental rights39:22 – Mirabelli vs. Olson et al.¸U.S.D.C., Southern District of California, Case No. 3:23-cv-00768-BEN-VET40:00 – 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 facilities55:15 – Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board (4th Cir. 2020) 972 F.3d 58656:06 – Million Dollar Question: Does Title IX protect individuals based on gender identity or not?For more information on the topics discussed in this podcast, please visit our website at: www.lozanosmith.com/podcast