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Federal Title IX enforcement Database
Reviewed October 10, 2026 · Primary documents, visible evidence gaps
Last checked October 10, 2026. Every record is present in the initial page; search and jurisdiction filters are optional. Unknown/not located identifies an evidence gap, not a finding of noncompliance.
8 records. Open a record for all fields and sources.
| Record | Jurisdiction | Evidence status | Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota ED/HHS findings and referral | MN | Agency findings; referral announced | Research record |
| DOJ civil action concerning MDE and MSHSL | MN | Complaint filed; later posture unverified | Research record |
| DOJ California / CIF enforcement lawsuit | CA | Historical filing; disposition verification incomplete | Research record |
| DOJ review of four California school districts | CA | Compliance review announced | Research record |
| OCR investigations of three Michigan districts | MI | Investigations announced | Research record |
| OCR investigations of MSDE and three Maryland districts | MD | Investigations announced | Research record |
| Jeffco findings and impending enforcement warning | CO | Agency finding; proposed resolution; warning | Research record |
| Denver OCR Title IX inquiry | CO | Investigation announced; distinct PPRA inquiry | Research record |
Minnesota ED/HHS findings and referralMN · Agency findings; referral announced
- Agency and office
- U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights.
- Legal authority
- Title IX; each agency’s recipient oversight. Joint announcement does not combine their files into a court judgment.
- Opening / announcement date
- January 26, 2026 referral announcement; prior findings dated September 30, 2025.
- Subject and named recipients
- MDE and MSHSL sports eligibility and related sex-separated-space policies.
- Investigation status
- ED investigation and HHS compliance review preceded findings.
- Finding status
- Agency findings announced September 30, 2025; not judicial findings.
- Proposed resolution
- Proposal reported. Agency says Minnesota declined proposed changes in December 2025.
- Signed resolution
- Unknown/not located
- Corrective action
- Agency sought changes to gender-identity participation policies; no signed agreement independently located.
- Compliance deadline
- No current unexpired compliance deadline independently verified.
- Referral status
- DOJ referral expressly announced January 26, 2026.
- Filed lawsuit
- DOJ filed a separate complaint March 30, 2026, recorded independently below.
- Institution / state response
- Minnesota’s attorney general argues state law protects participation consistent with gender identity.
- Latest reviewed event
- January 26 referral; later March 30 DOJ filing cross-referenced, not conflated.
- Evidence gap / next check
- Complete agency files and any later signed resolution or final funding action remain unverified.
Source documents
- ED and HHS referral of Minnesota Title IX matter — Federal agency announcement; 2026-01-26. Official indexed announcement reviewed; direct retrieval intermittently denied.
- MDE report on the MSHSL, fiscal year 2026 — Official legislative report; FY2026. Historical investigation and litigation chronology; later opinion supersedes appeal forecast.
- Minnesota attorney general account and legal position — State agency / litigant position; 2026-04-16. Position attributed to attorney general; appellate opinion controls.
- DOJ announcement of Minnesota lawsuit — Federal agency / plaintiff announcement; 2026-03-30. Filing and requested remedies; not a judgment.
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DOJ civil action concerning MDE and MSHSLMN · Complaint filed; later posture unverified
- Agency and office
- U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division.
- Legal authority
- Title IX civil enforcement.
- Opening / announcement date
- March 30, 2026.
- Subject and named recipients
- Girls’ sports eligibility and intimate-space access at MDE/MSHSL.
- Investigation status
- Preceded by ED/HHS proceedings, recorded separately.
- Finding status
- Complaint contains allegations; no court merits finding established by this record.
- Proposed resolution
- Unknown/not located
- Signed resolution
- Unknown/not located
- Corrective action
- DOJ requests declaratory, injunctive and damages relief; requests are not awards.
- Compliance deadline
- Unknown/not located
- Referral status
- ED/HHS referral announced January 26, 2026.
- Filed lawsuit
- D. Minnesota, 0:26-cv-02078; filed complaint reviewed.
- Institution / state response
- State legal position is separately sourced; a responsive pleading in this suit was not reviewed.
- Latest reviewed event
- March 30, 2026 complaint is the latest independently reviewed filing.
- Evidence gap / next check
- Current docket, responsive pleadings and orders must be retrieved before certifying current case posture.
Source documents
- DOJ announcement of Minnesota lawsuit — Federal agency / plaintiff announcement; 2026-03-30. Filing and requested remedies; not a judgment.
- United States v. Minnesota: filed complaint — Party filing; 2026-03-30. Case 0:26-cv-02078, Document 1; allegations and requested relief only.
- ED and HHS referral of Minnesota Title IX matter — Federal agency announcement; 2026-01-26. Official indexed announcement reviewed; direct retrieval intermittently denied.
- Minnesota attorney general account and legal position — State agency / litigant position; 2026-04-16. Position attributed to attorney general; appellate opinion controls.
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DOJ California / CIF enforcement lawsuitCA · Historical filing; disposition verification incomplete
- Agency and office
- U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division.
- Legal authority
- Title IX civil enforcement.
- Opening / announcement date
- July 9, 2025.
- Subject and named recipients
- CDE/CIF girls’ athletic participation rules.
- Investigation status
- Unknown/not located
- Finding status
- Agency allegations do not establish a court violation.
- Proposed resolution
- Unknown/not located
- Signed resolution
- Unknown/not located
- Corrective action
- DOJ sought declaratory, injunctive and damages relief.
- Compliance deadline
- Unknown/not located
- Referral status
- Unknown/not located
- Filed lawsuit
- United States v. California Interscholastic Federation, 8:25-cv-01485 (C.D. Cal.).
- Institution / state response
- California’s separately filed pre-enforcement position invokes state statutory protections.
- Latest reviewed event
- Public docket mirror records dismissal with prejudice on August 31, 2026; operative order could not be retrieved.
- Evidence gap / next check
- Not classified as currently pending. Direct order, judgment and any appeal need verification.
Source documents
- DOJ announcement of California / CIF lawsuit — Federal agency / plaintiff announcement; 2025-07-09. Historical filing only; cannot establish current disposition.
- California pre-enforcement complaint quoting Education Code §221.5(f) — Party filing; 2025-06-09. Separate case 3:25-cv-04863; cited as California position, not court findings.
- California / CIF public docket mirror — Secondary docket mirror / research lead; 2026-08-31. Entry 54 records dismissal with prejudice. Operative PDF blocked; held for direct order verification.
- California / CIF order, docket entry 54 — Court order access lead; 2026-08-31. Access blocked (403). Not used as independently verified operative text.
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DOJ review of four California school districtsCA · Compliance review announced
- Agency and office
- U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division.
- Legal authority
- Title IX review; separate parental-rights subjects also identified.
- Opening / announcement date
- June 8, 2026.
- Subject and named recipients
- Graves Elementary, San Francisco Unified, Santa Rita Union and Soledad Unified: sports/facility policies, alongside separate instruction/parent-notice questions.
- Investigation status
- Review announced; DOJ expressly said it had reached no conclusions.
- Finding status
- Unknown/not located
- Proposed resolution
- Unknown/not located
- Signed resolution
- Unknown/not located
- Corrective action
- Unknown/not located
- Compliance deadline
- Unknown/not located
- Referral status
- Unknown/not located
- Filed lawsuit
- No lawsuit arising from this four-district review independently located.
- Institution / state response
- Unknown/not located
- Latest reviewed event
- June 8, 2026 opening announcement.
- Evidence gap / next check
- Opening letters, district responses, local policies and later determinations not located.
Source documents
- DOJ review of four California districts — Federal agency announcement; 2026-06-08. Review announcement includes Title IX sports/facilities issues; not a finding.
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OCR investigations of three Michigan districtsMI · Investigations announced
- Agency and office
- U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights.
- Legal authority
- Title IX.
- Opening / announcement date
- June 18, 2026.
- Subject and named recipients
- Ann Arbor, Monroe and Chippewa Valley: sports-team eligibility and locker-room access.
- Investigation status
- Opening announced for each named district.
- Finding status
- Unknown/not located
- Proposed resolution
- Unknown/not located
- Signed resolution
- Unknown/not located
- Corrective action
- Unknown/not located
- Compliance deadline
- Unknown/not located
- Referral status
- Unknown/not located
- Filed lawsuit
- Unknown/not located
- Institution / state response
- Unknown/not located
- Latest reviewed event
- June 18, 2026 announcement. Separate parental-records proceedings are not sports findings.
- Evidence gap / next check
- Current agency case files, district responses and later outcomes not located.
Source documents
- ED investigations of three Michigan districts — Federal agency announcement; 2026-06-18. Official indexed announcement reviewed. Allegations have not been converted into findings.
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OCR investigations of MSDE and three Maryland districtsMD · Investigations announced
- Agency and office
- U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights.
- Legal authority
- Title IX.
- Opening / announcement date
- June 23, 2026.
- Subject and named recipients
- MSDE, Montgomery County, Prince George’s County and Frederick County: sports, locker rooms, restrooms and overnight accommodations.
- Investigation status
- Four named recipients in an opening announcement.
- Finding status
- Unknown/not located
- Proposed resolution
- Unknown/not located
- Signed resolution
- Unknown/not located
- Corrective action
- No signed corrective-action schedule located.
- Compliance deadline
- Unknown/not located
- Referral status
- Unknown/not located
- Filed lawsuit
- Unknown/not located
- Institution / state response
- MCPS publishes a 2026–2027 policy handbook; a specific OCR response was not located.
- Latest reviewed event
- June 23, 2026 investigations; MCPS policy edition independently reviewed.
- Evidence gap / next check
- An allegation that privacy alternatives were inadequate is not a finding about every district’s actual practice.
Source documents
- ED investigations of MSDE and three Maryland districts — Federal agency announcement; 2026-06-23. Official indexed announcement reviewed; direct retrieval intermittently denied.
- MCPS Gender Identity Guidelines, 2026–2027 — Official district handbook; 2026–2027 edition. Pages 5–6 address athletics, facilities and overnight trips; full document reviewed.
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Jeffco findings and impending enforcement warningCO · Agency finding; proposed resolution; warning
- Agency and office
- U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights.
- Legal authority
- Title IX.
- Opening / announcement date
- June 26, 2026.
- Subject and named recipients
- Jefferson County Public Schools athletics, bathrooms, locker rooms and overnight accommodations.
- Investigation status
- OCR reported completing findings in March 2026.
- Finding status
- March 2026 violation findings described by OCR; not a court judgment.
- Proposed resolution
- OCR says proposed resolution agreements were offered.
- Signed resolution
- Unknown/not located
- Corrective action
- OCR sought policy changes; no executed corrective-action agreement reviewed.
- Compliance deadline
- June 26 announcement gave ten calendar days. This historical period is not presented as a current deadline.
- Referral status
- Potential referral threatened; completed referral not established by this announcement.
- Filed lawsuit
- Later litigation leads not independently verified through operative documents.
- Institution / state response
- Official district Title IX resources located; responsive agency correspondence not reviewed.
- Latest reviewed event
- June 26, 2026 warning is the latest independently reviewed enforcement document.
- Evidence gap / next check
- Post-warning disposition, later litigation and signed agreement status remain unverified.
Source documents
- ED impending enforcement announcement: Jefferson County — Federal agency announcement; 2026-06-26. Indexed official text reviewed. Proposed agreements and threatened remedies distinguished from completed enforcement.
- Jeffco Title IX reporting and resources — Official district complaint route; Current page. Local policy and reporting entry point; not proof of a signed federal agreement.
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Denver OCR Title IX inquiryCO · Investigation announced; distinct PPRA inquiry
- Agency and office
- U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights; SPPO’s separate inquiry is identified for context.
- Legal authority
- OCR: Title IX. SPPO: PPRA, a different authority.
- Opening / announcement date
- July 28, 2026.
- Subject and named recipients
- Denver Title IX compliance. Broader announcement also addresses parental access/notice.
- Investigation status
- OCR inquiry announced; do not combine it with the PPRA investigation as one legal finding.
- Finding status
- Unknown/not located
- Proposed resolution
- Unknown/not located
- Signed resolution
- Unknown/not located
- Corrective action
- Unknown/not located
- Compliance deadline
- Unknown/not located
- Referral status
- Unknown/not located
- Filed lawsuit
- Unknown/not located
- Institution / state response
- Unknown/not located
- Latest reviewed event
- July 28, 2026 announcement.
- Evidence gap / next check
- OCR opening letter, precise policy scope, response and subsequent outcome not independently located.
Source documents
- ED investigations: Denver Title IX and separate PPRA matters — Federal agency announcement; 2026-07-28. Denver OCR Title IX investigation distinct from SPPO PPRA investigations.
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How to read status labels
- Enacted / proposed
- An enacted statute is adopted law; a bill or draft is not. Effective date and practical implementation are separate.
- Investigation
- An agency is examining allegations. Opening a case does not establish a violation.
- Agency finding
- The agency has reached a determination under its authority. This is not a court judgment.
- Proposed / signed resolution
- A proposal is an offer of terms. A signed agreement requires an executed document; acceptance is never inferred from a deadline.
- Referral / filed lawsuit
- A referral asks another agency to act. A filed lawsuit requires a complaint and court docket.
- Complaint / court order
- A complaint sets out a party’s allegations and requested relief. An operative court order establishes what the court actually did.
- Preliminary / permanent relief
- Temporary relief pending litigation differs from final remedies; scope comes from the operative order.
- Appeal / stay
- An appeal does not by itself pause the challenged order or policy. A stay must be separately verified.
- Rule / local practice
- State law, association eligibility rules and district policies have different coverage. None alone proves actual local practice.
- Research record
- Useful evidence exists, but a stated gap prevents a sufficiently supported standalone page.
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