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Pam Bondi launches extraordinary action against transgender athletes as Trump makes good on Maine threat
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Federal Lawsuit Intensifies Maine Transgender Sports ConflictThe U.S. sued Maine over transgender athlete policies after freezing millions in federal school and nutrition funds.
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- Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a lawsuit against Maine for disregarding Trump's executive order banning transgender girls from women's sports.
- The Trump administration previously withheld federal funding for Maine’s public schools and school lunch programs over the dispute.
- A federal judge recently ordered the release of $1.8 million in frozen funds for Maine’s child nutrition program.
- A school district near the Canadian border mandated separating athletic teams strictly by biological sex following local board approval.
We're going to follow the law, sir. We'll see you in court.— Maine's Democratic Governor Janet Mills responded to Donald Trump's threat to cut funding from the state if it did not comply with an executive order barring transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports.
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