The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Saturday that it is launching an investigation into the University of Maine’s Title IX compliance following President Donald Trump’s threats to ...

USDA launches Title IX compliance review into UMaine, threatens to withhold funding. Story by WGME Staff • 1w. O RONO (WGME) - The United States Department of Agriculture is launching a ...

MAINE, USA — A federal judge in Maine on Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore around $3 million in funds that the U.S. Department of Agriculture pulled from Maine schools over the ...

On April 2, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins issued a letter to Mills notifying her that the department was freezing federal funds for certain things in Maine schools. "In addition, USDA has launched ...

The lawsuit came after Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins alerted Maine Governor Janet Mills to the freeze in an April 2 letter, in which she alleged violations of Title IX.

The attorney general is seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent the USDA from withholding funds while the court reviews the lawsuit. In her April 2 letter to Frey, Rollins stated, “[t ...

Under the Biden Administration, Title IX guidance was expanded to include gender identity as a protected category. But after the 2024 election, the USDA — now operating under the Trump Administration ...

Aaron Frey, Maine’s attorney general, argues in the state’s lawsuit that Title IX does not prohibit transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports.

But he made clear his ruling had nothing to do with the state and federal government’s differing interpretations of Title IX, which has been the central thread in the mounting legal conflict ...