Judge tosses DOJ challenge to California's transgender athlete rules

A federal judge dismissed the DOJ's Title IX lawsuit challenging California's policy allowing transgender students to compete in girls' sports, ruling that Title IX does not require excluding transgender girls and that the Supreme Court's decision did not mandate a uniform rule for all states; the ruling preserves California's policy, the DOJ is evaluating an appeal, and the suit had threatened to cut about $44.3 billion in federal funding.