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Michigan AG Leads Coalition Against Transgender Funding Policy

1/16/2026

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined 11 other state attorneys general in a lawsuit against the United States Department of Health and Human Services challenging a policy that conditions federal funding on compliance with a presidential executive order on transgender individuals.
The coalition argues the policy unlawfully coerces discrimination and violates Title IX protections.
They seek a court ruling to declare the policy unlawful and block HHS enforcement.

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined 11 other state attorneys general in a lawsuit against the United States Department of Health and Human Services challenging a policy that conditions federal funding on compliance with a presidential executive order on transgender individuals.
The coalition argues the policy unlawfully coerces discrimination and violates Title IX protections.
They seek a court ruling to declare the policy unlawful and block HHS enforcement.