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The Trump administration has carried out on a threat to sue the state of Minnesota and its school athletics governing body for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls sports. The Justice Department alleges in a lawsuit filed Monday that the state Department of Education and the Minnesota State High School League are violating Title IX, a federal law against sex discrimination in educational programs that receive federal money. The administration has filed similar lawsuits against Maine and California, and threatened the federal funding of some universities, including San Jose State in California and the University of Pennsylvania.

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The Trump administration has given San Jose State University 10 days to change its policy on transgender athletes or face legal action and possibly lose federal funding. The U.S. Education Department gave the school the ultimatum in a letter on Tuesday. The department found that San Jose State violated Title IX by letting a transgender athlete play on the women’s volleyball team. Assistant Secretary Kimberly Richey says the department offered options to resolve the violations, including separating athletes by the administration's definitions of male and female. The California State University system and San Jose State say Title IX prohibit discrimination against transgender individuals.