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

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SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting in part 

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]

 JUSTICE  SOTOMAYOR,  with  whom  JUSTICE  KAGAN, 
JUSTICE GORSUCH,  and  JUSTICE JACKSON  join,  dissenting
in part from the denial of applications for stays. 

Respondents challenged a Department of Education rule
implementing  Title  IX  of  the  Education  Amendments  of 
1972.  Respondents contend that the rule unlawfully rede-
fines sex discrimination; that it violates students’ and em-
ployees’ rights to bodily privacy and safety; and that its def-
inition  of  hostile  environment  harassment  is  inconsistent 
with the statute and violates the First Amendment.  Every
Member of the Court agrees respondents are entitled to in-
terim  relief  as  to  three  provisions  of  that  Rule:  34  CFR 
§106.10 (2023) (defining sex discrimination), §106.31(a)(2) 
(prohibiting  schools  from  preventing  individuals  from  ac-
cessing certain sex-separated spaces consistent with their 
gender identity), and §106.2’s definition of hostile environ-
ment harassment.  Respondents’ alleged injuries flow from
those three provisions. 

Today, however, a majority of this Court leaves in place