In February, Trump signed an executive order barring trans athletes from playing girls and women’s sports. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison issued a formal legal opinion that states barring trans athlete participation would violate the Minnesota Human Rights Act, which supersedes Trump’s executive order.

The lawsuit alleges the state is violating Title IX and follows an attempt to cut all federal education funding for Maine's public schools.

The Justice Department is suing Maine over its refusal to comply with a ban on transgender athletes in high school sports, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Wednesday.