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DOJ threatens to sue Minnesota over noncompliance with Trump’s transgender athlete ban
The U.S. Justice Department says it “stands ready to sue” Minnesota and two other states that are defying President Trump’s executive order earlier this month banning transgender girls and women from competing in sports consistent with their gender identity.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sent letters on Tuesday to Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Erich Martens, director of the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL), warning them “Minnesota should be on notice,” and her department “will hold accountable states and state entities that violate federal law.”
Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills and Ron Nocetti, executive director of the California Interscholastic Federation, also received similar warnings.
“This Department of Justice will defend women and does not tolerate state officials who ignore federal law,” Bondi said in a release. “We will leverage every legal option necessary to ensure state compliance with federal law and President Trump’s executive order protecting women’s sports.”
On Friday, Mr. Trump met with members of the National Governors Association, including Mills, who told the president “see you in court” following statements he made the previous day about denying her state federal funding over his executive order, entitled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.”
On Thursday, Ellison announced the president’s ban was in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act after the MSHSL turned to his office for legal opinion following its announcement on Feb. 7 that it wouldn’t comply with the order, citing the state law.
Days after the MSHSL’s announcement, the U.S. Department of Education announced it had launched a Title IX investigation into the league, as well as its California counterpart.
Ellison wrote in his opinion that “Title IX does not authorize the President to issue directives with the force of law” and therefore “does not supersede Minnesota law.”
Minnesota House Republicans, including Speaker Lisa Demuth, have since urged Martens to comply.
“This executive order intends to uphold fairness and maintain competitive integrity in school-based athletics, including those in Minnesota,” Demuth said in a letter to the league. “By refusing to comply, we believe the MSHSL is jeopardizing equal opportunities for all athletes, particularly female athletes.”
Late last year, Charlie Baker, president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), said he knew of “less than 10” transgender student-athletes within his organization. Earlier this month, the association announced it would “take necessary steps to align” its policy with the order.
The athlete ban is one of several transgender-related executive orders Mr. Trump has signed in his first weeks in office, including an order aiming to restrict transgender people from serving in the military and one that mandates the federal government to recognize only two genders.
Minnesota lawmakers passed a law in 2023 establishing the state as a “trans refuge.”
On Tuesday, the White House also took aim at Ellison and leaders in other states who are also in defiance of his immigration enforcement measures, calling them “sick politicians who want killers, rapists roaming our streets.”
In response, Ellison accused Trump of “trying to rule this country via executive order.”
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The 26-year-old defenseman finished with three shots in 26:55 of ice time in his first game since being traded to Minnesota by the Vancouver Canucks on Friday for defenseman Zeev Buium, forwards Marco Rossi and Liam Ohgren, and a first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.
“It’s been a whirlwind for sure,” Hughes said. “I’m just looking forward to kind of getting my feet on the ground and get with the team here and get in a day-to-day lifestyle here. But definitely the last 48 hours have been a lot, but I was excited to go play the game.”
Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist, Hartman had a goal and two assists, and Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist for the Wild (19-9-5), who extended their winning streak to four games and home point streak to 12 games (10-0-2). Filip Gustavsson made 29 saves.
“The crowd was electric I think just from the … I would say warmups to the introduction and then throughout the game,” Minnesota coach John Hynes said. “So, it was great to see the building like that and the guys perform the way that they did. So, it was a great combo.”
Alex Steeves and Andrew Peeke scored, and Swayman made 25 saves for the Bruins (19-14-0), who had won four straight.
“They’re a very good hockey team,” Boston coach Marco Sturm said. “They’re built pretty big, they play the right way, they play pretty hard, and they go to the net really hard, too. So, that’s something I mentioned, even between periods. That’s something we have to learn. And even if teams like that, we have to learn from that, and that shows we’re not there yet, and that’s a good thing, I think.
“Do we like the end results? No, but we had our chances in the first, even in the second period, and those are the chances that you have to use, otherwise it’s going to get hard against a team like that.”
Jared Spurgeon put Minnesota ahead 1-0 at 10:11 of the first period with a wrist shot through traffic as Swayman was screened by Marcus Johansson on a power play.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Temperatures dropped into the negative Saturday, with the coldest temperatures in the morning.
How cold it got in Minnesota Saturday
By the numbers:
Here is how cold the temperatures got in Minnesota:
- Hinckley: -20 degrees
- Bemidji: -20 degrees
- Ely: -18 degrees
- Brainerd: -18 degrees
- Detroit Lakes: -18 degrees
- Hibbing: -17 degrees
- International Falls: -17 degrees
- Duluth: -16 degrees
- Alexandria: -12 degrees
- St. Cloud: -12 degrees
- Cambridge: -11 degrees
- Grand Marais: -10 degrees
- Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport: -6 degrees
- Red Wing: -6 degrees
- Morris: -6 degrees
- Hutchinson: -5 degrees
- Rochester: -5 degrees
- Mankato: -3 degrees
- Windom: 0 degrees
- Marshall: 0 degrees
Here are the lowest wind chills across Minnesota from Saturday:
- Bemidji: -37 degrees
- Ely: -35 degrees
- Duluth: -34 degrees
- Brainerd: -32 degrees
- Detroit Lakes: -32 degrees
- Hibbing: -31 degrees
- Alexandria: -29 degrees
- Hinckley: -27 degrees
- Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport: -24 degrees
- St. Cloud: -24 degrees
- Willmar: -22 degrees
- Cambridge-21 degrees
- Grand Marais: -21 degrees
- Hutchinson: -21 deegres
- Morris: -20 degrees
- Faribault: -18 degrees
- Mankato: -18 degrees
- Marshall: -17 degrees
- Red Wing: -16 degrees
- Owatonna: -16 degrees
- Windom-12 degrees
Cold continues Sunday
What’s next:
The Twin Cities are under a cold weather advisory that is expected to last through Sunday morning, so residents should prepare for frigid conditions if they have plans to be outdoors.
Sunday will be slightly less frigid with temperatures climbing above zero. However, it will still feel like 10 below zero in the afternoon.
Milder and warmer temperatures are expected to return for the work week.
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