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Cite as:  603 U. S. ____ (2024) 

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Per Curiam 

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 

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No. 24A78 
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, ET AL. v. 
LOUISIANA, ET AL. 

ON APPLICATION FOR STAY 

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No. 24A79 
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MIGUEL CARDONA, SECRETARY OF EDUCATION, 
ET AL. v. TENNESSEE, ET AL. 

ON APPLICATION FOR STAY 

[August 16, 2024]

 PER CURIAM. 
The  application  for  a  partial  stay  presented  to  JUSTICE 
ALITO  in  No.  24A78  and  by  him  referred  to  the  Court  is
denied.  The  application  for  a  partial  stay  presented  to 
JUSTICE KAVANAUGH in No. 24A79 and by him referred to 
the Court is denied. 

The Department of Education recently issued a new rule
implementing  Title  IX  of  the  Education  Amendments  of 
1972.  The  rule  newly  defined  sex  discrimination  to
“includ[e ]  discrimination  on  the  basis  of  sex  stereotypes, 
sex characteristics, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual
orientation,  and  gender  identity.”  89  Fed.  Reg.  33886 
(2024).

Several  States  and  other  parties  sought  preliminary 
injunctions  against  the  new  rule,  arguing  among  other
things  that  the  rule  exceeded  the  bounds  of  the  statutory
text enacted by Congress.  District Courts in Louisiana and 
Kentucky  agreed  with  the  plaintiffs  and  preliminarily 
enjoined enforcement of the rule in the plaintiff States.  The