Attorney General Pamela Bondi Announces Enforcement Actions Against the State of Maine for Violating Title IX

“Today the Department of Justice is announcing a civil lawsuit against the Maine Department of Education. The state of Maine is discriminating against women by failing to protect women in womens' sports.”

-Attorney General Pamela Bondi

“It’s not only an issue in sports, it is a public safety issue...Maine’s leadership has refused to comply at every turn, so now we have no other choice; we are taking them to court.”

-Attorney General Pamela Bondi

“I hope Governor Mills will recognize that her political feud with the President will deprive the students in her state of much more than the right to fair sporting events. After all, compliance with federal civil rights law is a universal pre-requisite for receiving federal funding.”

-U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon

“The Trump administration could not be any clearer to all states, sports leagues, and educational institutions: we take the violations of womens' civil rights very seriously.”

-U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon

“Earlier this week, MSAD 70 school board voted unanimously to align with Title IX. They are in alignment with two-thirds of my fellow Mainers, and I would encourage other school boards throughout Maine - I would exhort you to speak up for Maine girls similarly and vote to align with Title IX.”

-Member of the Maine House of Representatives Laurel Libby

“Truthfully, I’m frustrated that we have to be here. That we, as women, have to stand before you all on national television demanding equal opportunities, demanding privacy in areas of undressing, demanding safety in our sports.”

-Independent Women’s Forum Ambassador Riley Gaines