The Trump administration is suing over alleged Title IX violations after California refused to comply with a federal order banning transgender student-athletes in women's sports.

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against California on Wednesday after the federal government determined the state violated Title IX by allowing men to participate in women’s sports. Formal charges come after a weeks-long Office of Civil Rights investigation found California’s high school sports body,

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a complaint against California, alleging that the state is violating Title IX civil rights protections by allowing males to compete in female sporting events.