Federal judge tosses Trump lawsuit over young trans athletes in California school sports

A federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against California’s policy allowing transgender students to play on sports teams that match their gender.

The decision represents a major setback for Donald Trump and the US Department of Justice, which had spent a year seeking to force California to bar transgender girls from women’s sports.

Trump had personally singled out a transgender track and field athlete in online attacks and has repeatedly mocked transgender athletes in speeches. The ruling prevents the Justice Department from using the lawsuit to require California to change its policy.