A federal district court judge in Kentucky has struck down President Joe Biden’s effort to protect transgender students and make other changes to Title IX, ruling the U.S. Department of Education violated teachers’ rights by requiring them to use transgender students’ names and pronouns.

The decision threw out the administration’s proposed regulations, which prohibited discrimination based on gender identity.

A federal judge struck down the rule just days before Donald J. Trump, who promised to unwind much of it, assumes the presidency.

President Joe Biden’s attempt to rewrite Title IX to include gender identity was officially blocked by a federal court Thursday.

The ruling: Eastern District of Kentucky Court Chief Judge Danny Reeves in an order Thursday said the regulation on Title IX, the federal law that bars sex-based discrimination, is unlawful. He said the rule is “arbitrary and capricious” and violates the spending clause and the First Amendment, among other issues.

The court’s decision to strike down the rule is being hailed as a major victory by opponents of the regulation.

A Kentucky federal judge has struck down President Joe Biden’s Title IX guidelines prohibiting discrimination against transgender students.

Lexington, Ky. US District Chief Judge Danny Reeves ruled Thursday that the Education Department had exceeded its constitutional authority

The Education Department under President Joe Biden finalized the rules in April, though they have been facing legal challenges in a number of states.

The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide.

The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found that they overstepped the president’s authority.