15 states threaten legal action against Biden admin to protect 'integrity of women's sports'

EXCLUSIVE: Montana is leading 14 states in threatening legal action against the Department of Education in an effort to "protect the integrity of women’s sports."

"We are prepared to take legal action to uphold Title IX’s plain meaning and safeguard the integrity of women’s sports," Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen wrote to the Civil Rights Division of the Biden Education Department in a letter signed by 14 other state attorneys general Tuesday.

President Joe Biden speaks at the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference, Monday, March 14, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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The attorneys general wrote that they are "alarmed about the Department of Education’s intent to propose new regulations implementing Title IX" and argued the department "has failed to provide sufficient justification for engaging in a new rule-making."

"We therefore urge the Department to halt its effort and not disturb the current Title IX regulations," the letter says. "The Department should also not illegally re-write Title IX to include gender identity. Make the right choice for the rule of law as well as students, parents, teachers and schools."

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In addition to Knudsen, the letter was also signed by the attorneys general of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota and Texas.

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