California files lawsuit against DOJ over transgender athlete demand

California filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department on Monday after officials demanded that the state’s public high schools confirm they will bar transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports.

The state said in its lawsuit that the Justice Department had "no right to make such a demand" and cited "no authority which would allow them to issue or enforce the Certification Demand Letter" to each local education agency.

California defended the laws that have come into question, which allow athletes to participate in sports "consistent with" their gender identity and doesn’t violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 

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